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4.21 / 5 based on 132 reviews
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Katja K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Edinburgh is on of the most expensive cities in the UK - and a ot more expensive than Austria
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to get accommodation on campus so as to save money on public transport
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Katja K
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
choice of courses could be improved
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
that I would have to find accommodation on my own
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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
Go there - it's a great uni, the teachers are very nice and you get to know lots of local students
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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
for travelling to the UK from Austria it's best to go with ryanair and easyjet
remember that accommodation is very expensive ere
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Katja K
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I'm a language student so I didn't really have problems understanding people - the Scottish dialect was hard to understand sometimes
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Housing
Type of housing: flatshare
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
to save public transport costs and time
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Personal comments
Was a bad surprise as university promised to arrange accommodation for me and then failed to come up with anything - had to go looking for my room on my own
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Most of the clubs are nice (but expensive to ge into), the SNAPFAX card makes night life and general student life a lot cheaper
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