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4.20 / 5 based on 204 reviews
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Oscar H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The "Zu mir oder zu dir" pub in Prenzlauerberg. Cassiopeia Disco in Friedrichshain.
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Jordan L
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, School for International Training (SIT)
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The host family experience forced me to utilize my language skills, yet the immersion experience could have extended to the classroom. Most Germans speak English well, so it would have behooved us to have no choice but to be constantly surrounded by their language.
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“Studienkolleg der F.U B”
Gregorio P
Venezuela, Undergraduate
, 2004
OverallThey prepare students from other countries for the German university
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Pros
Preparation for university studies
Cons
Nothing at all
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Cosmin L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Well, it's Germany and i came from Romania where the inflation is still a problem.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No. Just don't go in bars every day.
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Xavier R
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I need to be free and for my Diplomwork, I needed space for my all books.
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Personal comments
To small and no private life!
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Carmen N
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
It is not very expensive and you get to know germans easily
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