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4.15 / 5 based on 121 reviews

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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I liked it.
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Personal comments
Well, I had a partner in the house. We were two people with two bedrooms. It was quite close to the center and close to the University as well. It was a bit expensive but, in general, it liked me a lot.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Well, a pair of places were very crowd on weekends... Sausalito and B9.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Well, I recomend that people should go with a better level of the host country language because you can profit much more from the begining and not to wait untill you have an acceptable level of the language because it lasts a pair of months
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Well, at the begining I was not able to speak the local language but at the fourth month I could express myself although I was not able everything to understand.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I would liked to have known more about the language and about the country. I couldn´t because I was in the United States and the English language took all my time untill then.
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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
I think it´s a very good university in a very good area.
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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
I would recommend to the people who is going to go there, that the should involve themselves with people of the host country/university because they know much more about travel tips, helpfull advice, best places ....etc
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Accomodation: Because it was more expensive than in my country.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items