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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Flexibility, Independence and Privacy
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Personal comments
The university accomodations are similar to a college dorm environment, like sharing bedrooms, showers, etc.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Was just back in Graz last month and it looks like the Bermuda Dreiecke is still the center of night life and coffee house alike. Found a great new chocolataria that many of the natives didn't even know existed yet!!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Don't pack so many summer clothes. You'll rarely need them, especially during the school months.
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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
Personal recommendation
As an exchange student, the school is pretty slack, so not much to worry about. Not very challenging sometimes, though.
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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
If you are under 26 years of age, get a student discount card from the train station and you can travel for half-price on trains anywhere within Austria. Once you have it, if you are traveling back to Austria, only buy a ticket to the border and then buy your Austrian-portion of the trip from the conductor or at an Austrian train station before you leave the country.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Check with your home university before going to get a list of courses that have transfered in the past and try to match those up with current courses offered that are of interest and use to you personally.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Take the more challenging courses, even if you are unsure of your chances of succeeding. The professors are pretty good about giving more slack to exchange students (since they know they don't have to actually give you a diploma at the end of your studies).
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The slang was a little difficult to understand at first, but once you get the basic patterns of differences between north German and Steirischdeutsch, it becomes easier.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Travel was cheap because of the short distances between so many different and diverse destinations. Accomodation was somewhat higher than my home in Oklahoma, but about the same as where I live now in Atlanta.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a used bike for warmer weather to get around town. When colder, buy a Montatskarte from the Tabak stores and stay on the busses and Strassenbahns where it is much warmer.
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