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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Campus is more expensive.
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Personal comments
Accomodation is rather good, but mandatory meal plans etc. make living on campus pretty expensive. Therefore living of-campus is more attractive for me. The public transport is not so good around the city, so buy a car or a bike or be prepared to walk some distances every day.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Definetely visit some operas or plays at the university theater, they are really good. Furthermore a lot of bars, but the city is small enough to be able to find the good places yourself.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The quality of the courses is really good in most departments. You will probably go to IU Bloomington for the academic quality in stead of the city.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Good academic quality, lots of things to do (theater, sports) and people are usually nice and prepared to help you with any problems.
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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
Travel: Go to Indianapolis, it's the cheapest way to get here. Be prepared to work hard if you take 4 or more courses in the Graduate program. Very recommendable place to study.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Level of prices in the US is higher than most European countries. Indiana is one of the cheaper places around, though.
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Overall, Housing, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Live of-campus to save money! Fly to Indianapolis to get here, don't fly to Chicago or anywhere thinking that it will the cheapest way to get here. The cheapest way is to arrange a flight to Indianapolis in advance.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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
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