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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Xscape snow dome, Whitecap watersports (wake board, water ski, windsurf, bike rentals, etc). For night life - my favorite was Moods while some fun could be found in Oceana
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
opportunity to gain new friends and have some fun besides studies.
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Personal comments
Newer buildings offer more spacious and enjoyable dorm rooms, while older housing is quite small. Nevertheless there is all you need to have a good study and more.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
you learn to distinguish different accents and some slang. Although local people tend to be quite ignorant, there are also lots of nice and f riendly ones. Although I'd suggest to be the initiator of the discussion in order to meet new people.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
cost of life so much more expensive. SOmetimes more than twice comparing to Latvia.
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Housing, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
super slow bank registration and account processing. Only one NatWest branch on campus :-(
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
attract more female students for better male/female ratio. May be introduce more general engineering management courses, to attract girls.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
for regional travel and tours to London - National Express turns out to be the best option. Get the student travel card early to save even more!
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Academic
Course recommendations
do all the assignments right away. Time katches up on you without prior warning ...
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