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4.20 / 5 based on 204 reviews

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Carmen N
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Phone: i wanted to keep in touch with my friends
Nightlife: "Berlin la nuit" is far more expensive than Madrid by night.
Travel: I simply had no time.
Overall: I still live at my parent's
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Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Carmen N
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Museumsinsel: Pergamonmuseum
Café Central (Hackesche Höfe)
The lakes surrounding Berlin in spring- and summertime
A feast called "Karneval der Kulturen" that takes places aprox. 25 May
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anonymous
Academic
Course recommendations
studying politics in german proved to be much more difficult. any specialist course such as politics, law has its specific terminology - it takes time to get to know it and use it actively
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Maarja O
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
the differents between the prices
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Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
you can save money from housing. because of the intercourse between quality and price, its usually wiser to rent an appartment than stay in campus.
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daphne_borel
Overall
I wish I had known...
a better explanation of the courses at the university
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
have sometimes a olt of comprehension towards the administration
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Oscar H
Overall
I wish I had known...
Germans are incredibily strict and its bureaucracy is extremely slow and laberynthic.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Save the bill of everything.
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