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Freie Universität Berlin (FU BERLIN)

204 reviews
4.20 / 5 based on 204 reviews
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chazfaid
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Too fast changing to keep up with
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chazfaid
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Initial accomodation at University Halls was claustrophobic but very cheap. Moved into a spacious and well located flat with friends after 2 months
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chazfaid
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Studying in a big city such as Berlin means that everybody speaks English. Self discipline needed to fully immerse yourself in German.
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chazfaid
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Goods generally cheaper. Spent same on nightlife because I socialised a lot more.
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Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Overall, Travel, Telephone:
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
Public transport is cheap AND efficient
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chazfaid
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Probably, but then again, discovering for yourself is part of the whole experience.
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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
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
4
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It is big and as an int'l student, study opportunities are diverse. Make the most of them.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Don't stay at university halls. There are always lots of cheap and amazing flats. It's worth the effort trying to find them.
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chazfaid
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Exploit the freedom of hand picking individual courses as opposed to having set criteria for study
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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
Very different from UK - experience can only be good. Annoyed by inadequacy of this website though. I studied in Berlin as part of my undergraduate degree in Edinburgh (MA German). I have since completed a postgraduate degree in European Politics at University College London (MA Politics, Security and Integration), but the iagora site's overly structured designed doesn't seem to allow me to show this.
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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
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