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Shane J
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Grad student needs his space.
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Personal comments
Dorm was rough, somewhat dirty, but fairly peaceful.
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Shane J
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
When I was in Taipei you had to go to TU and the (new) Roxy to hang out but other places, Brown Sugar, are nice too. Because these are basically foreigner ghettos though, don't expect to become friendly with local population (unless you're picking up women).
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Shane J
Academic
Course recommendations
If you want to get into grad school in Taiwan, get a letter from your home school saying your chinese is excellent and you don't need to take their (godawful) proficiency test--it's designed to stump you and even the Japanese and Koreans. If you bomb it you'll have to take mandarin courses along with your regular coursework.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Being an American at a Taiwanese college is a lonely business--make friends w/locals or go braindead!
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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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Shane J
Overall
I wish I had known...
That I wouldnt want to come back to the US?
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It needs to promote itself to the West more and try to be a lil more user friendly to Americans and Europeans.
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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
Taipei is an exciting place to live, especially if you have someone to share and explore it with. If you go there plan on lots of rain and rather dirty living conditions compared with most western countries though.
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Shane J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
It's cheaper there?
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Don't eat at McDonalds, learn to read menus and eat the good, cheap food there!
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Shane J
Languages
Language of instruction: Chinese
Was learning Chinese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Chinese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Conversed with students, discussed lofty issues and wrote my papers in Chinese. Still don't understand the bureucrat's forms though.
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