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4.04 / 5 based on 73 reviews
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Housing was bloody expensive... Food in the "mensa" (university restaurant) is quite unaffordable, and concerning travel, gas is more expensive than in France. Globally, the living standard in Germany is higher than in France.
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Overall, Food, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Financially, search carefully your accomodation with regard to the price. Cost-saving : buying a good Steakbrot supplies your evening food for 4-5 days, a Bratwurst is cheap and keeps you fit! If you live really near to school, use a bicycle, even if it's very cold.
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Academic
Course recommendations
In the finance field, they have a very demanding level! These are quality courses!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Maybe more group works.
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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...
I wish I had known where the "good spots" are. I have discovered them too late...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you like finance, go there, your expactations will be "overfilled"!
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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
Take several scarfs, gloves,... for the cold.
For nightlife, if you like electronic music and rock/metal, it's excellent.
If you live near the "Burg", you don't need a laptop, just use computers there.
If you intend to stay just one semster, it is useless to buy one, every student goes nearly every day on the web.
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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I have to precise we had the choice between courses in english and german. I took both. I must say that german students are really good in english!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: In colocation
Why?
Living alone is quite annoying, I need some life at home.
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Personal comments
The problem is that local people know that students are hardly looking for accomodation, so they rise prices a lot. And there is no government help as in France for housing costs. But the quality of housing is excellent.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you're there, you should go to Frankfurt for daylife (animations on the Zeil) and nightlife (U60311). The best thing to do there is to search good local websites announcing events, concerts... on this region.
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