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emuziek
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ELLENSBURG, United States
Linguistics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
EICHSTAETT IS A BIT ISSOLATED. THE VILLAGE IS LOCATED ON A REMOTE TRAIN LINE WHICH ONLY RUNS A FEW TIMES A DAY (EICHSTAETT IS REALLY THE END OF THE LINE...) RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY WANT TO EXPERIENCE SOUTHERN GERMANY CULTURE WITHOUR DISTRACTIONS. *** I HAVE NO REGRETS CHOOSING EICHSTAETT **** THE STUDENTS FROM ITALY THOUGHT EICHSTAETT WAS COLD.
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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
PLEASE CHECK THIS UNIVERSITY OUT.
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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
FLY TO MUNICH OR NURNBERG GERMANY INSTEAD OF FRANKFURT. ONCE YOU ARE IN EICHSTAETT - PURCHASE OR BORROW A BIKE FROM THE DORMATORY - IT WILL HELP ASSIST GETTING AROUND. HAVE FUN!
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Nadia B
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
Life costs in this little town were lower than in my city in Italy. Rents are lower in Germany than in Italy. Disco's entrances costed 2,50-5,00 euros compared to the expensive costs of 12-16 euros in Italy. Beer costed the same as water with discounts for students, but people prefered drinking tap water.
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Food:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Copies for academic books were expensive, you couldn't copy an entire edition because of author's rights. Academic books were also very expensive but not always demanded from professors who gave students lots of slides and copies to study.
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Nadia B
Overall
I wish I had known...
Yeah.. that it was really so cold at winter!!
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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
Don't think a little town could be boring because in Eichstaett you will find everything that you need and people who can help you everywhere if you try to be kind and polite like german people! Don't break rules, because the Germans could be very strict with people that don't respect contracts or accomodation rules.
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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
Really positive experience, if you are a creative person Eichstaett is the place for you! University doesn't have anything to do with religion over there.
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
Organisational information, in terms of registration and so on - would have saved a lot of time
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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
I would advise it those who do Economics studies, especially for people who would be interested to progress further with their studies, like MA and PhD
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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
University is one of the best in Germany for Business + Economics Studies. However, it is in a very small town
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emuziek
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ELLENSBURG, United States
Linguistics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
TAKE THE EASIER ONES FIRST. THEN BUILD UPON THIS FOUNDATION. EVERYTHING IST AUF DEUTSCH - SO YOU NEED TO BE FAMILLIAR. IF YOU HAVE ZERO EXPERIENCE WITH GERMAN, THEY HAVE A CLASS FOR BEGINNERS.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
BECOME FAMILLIAR WITH THE EUROPEAN STYLE OF INSTRUCTION - LECTURES - SEMESTER PROJECTS - OPEN DISCUSSION - -- IT WAS A BIT CONFUSING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE TO BE TESTED ON - AND THE EXPECTATIONS FROM PROFESSORS.
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My opinion of the university assessment
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Christina H
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Due to the fact i spend a lot of time with german students and not just with other international students, i think i picked the language up a lot quicker, especially with slang terms etc.
as for the language at the university, well i coped. it wasn't too difficult, then then i had to really concentrate and there were several occasions when i couldn't understand anything eg in lectures
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