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4.57 / 5 based on 29 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I had my independance while living with friends and enjoying students life, parties and more.
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Personal comments
Dorms are not ideal when you are already used to live by your own, and share a room with someone you don't know may turn to a nightmare. Apart from that, there is no way to feel at home, it is always noisy and not very clean sometimes. The good point is that you are never alone, and you will find plenty of opportunities to meet new people. Up to you, if you are about to start the university, it may be a good choice to live in a dorm for 1 year or 2.
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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, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
New Orleans, one hour drive from the campus, a good place to party in a real city!!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Give total freedom to students, up to them if they want to go to class or not.
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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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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
Personal comments
Difficult to understand locals at the beginning, then you get used to it. Same things happened in classrooms. It may take a while before feeling really comfortable
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Receive more information regarding accomodation (on and off campus).
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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
If you love football games, you must go to LSU!!!
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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
JUST DO IT!!! It is certainly one of the greatest experience ever! If you have a girlfriend, it may be a difficult choice, but you are young and have to take opportunities sometimes...that may change your life, or at least make it magic during 1 or 2 semesters!!!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Obviously, your international phone calls cost quite a lot and are more frequent. Accomodation was quite expensive as well, and as you live in another country, you travel more and therefore spend more money.
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Travel, Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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