61 reviews
3.52 / 5 based on 61 reviews

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anonymous
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
I think my englisch is quite good. Didn't have the feeling when I came back home that I improved a lot.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Food/nightlife is more expensive. I did a lot of traveling and a lot of other great things. So that's more expensive.
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Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Use the internet to book you traveling and don't go to the travel agency
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anonymous
Academic
Course recommendations
Before you apply for a course always talk to the proffesor to and where the course is about
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Don't treat students like little kids. They realy want you to come to all the classes and they check if you are there.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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Overall
I wish I had known...
That spanisch language is so important in USA
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Live on campus was great but the city...... not so good.
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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
Just do it!!!!!
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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The nightlive was not realy good. American people like sport better then aprty I ques. At home I never did any sporting but overthere I did a lot of sporting. Why? Cause everybody did that. I did also a lot of traveling in USA. I like New Orleans the best in US. Las Vegas and NY where cool too.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Because I was not involved in the local studentlive. I lived with a lot of other international students in the same appartment. It was great but I didn't have any idea about normal student live in USA.
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Personal comments
It was big but not clean at all. A possitive thing is that we lived on campus and that's realy great. You meat so many people there.
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