Reviews of National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore

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Sybille v

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

All the students are living on the campus, there are a lot of activities, etc

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There were 2 forms of housing, halls and residences, I was in a residence and thought it was much better because of the liberty you get.

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giorgiofu

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

On campus regulation was pretty strict and the apartments were closer to downtown.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I was living in a 6 person house. If it had been full, it would have been too small. Luckily, it wasn't.

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Rebecca B

Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Travelling was frequent due to location so individual trips were frequent but an accumulation does not make them cheap.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Overall, Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Being cluster leader gave you a 10% rebate on your hostel fees.

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Elizabeth A

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The professors in the university spoke English excellently, thus it was very easy to communicate with them. Everyone in Singapore can speak in English, thus was easy to get around and to talk to people.

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Sybille v

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English is spoken everywhere, even the local students are from different backgrounds and therefore have different mothertongues... English is thus the main language throughout the whole main activities

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Frederic W

Ecole des Mines de Paris, Paris, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

You should definitively not miss the Chocolate Buffet at the Fullerton Hotel Singapore. The New Asia Bar, at the top floor of the Swiss Hotel near the Esplanade is the trendiest night spot.

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