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Florida International University (FIU)

43 reviews
4.54 / 5 based on 43 reviews
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Barbara B
Aruba Hotel School, Oranjestad, Aruba
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I already took advantage of the living on campus experience.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
expensive, but extremely convenient
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Barbara B
Aruba Hotel School, Oranjestad, Aruba
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Graduate, Independent
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, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
south beach, Bermuda Bar, small bars around fort lauderdale, west palm beach
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Barbara B
Aruba Hotel School, Oranjestad, Aruba
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
talk to other students to get their reaction about professors.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
not really, they are doing a pretty good job
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Barbara B
Aruba Hotel School, Oranjestad, Aruba
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I had a blast and would tell anyone to go to Miami to study!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
2
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
it is a good one, but a little disorganized at times
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
go to orlando, west palm, atlanta, new orleans, new york. It is so easy and cheap when you live in Miami
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Barbara B
Aruba Hotel School, Oranjestad, Aruba
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because I lived with my parents before moving to the US. Somethings are more expensive then Aruba and some cheaper
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Barbara B
Aruba Hotel School, Oranjestad, Aruba
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Graduate, Independent
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
was good, made my english more fluent and natural
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