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Elodie C
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The major part of the students live on campus, so it's the best way to be part of the university life.
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Personal comments
Very good experience.
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Elodie C
Student life
Describe host city:
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
boat Quay, Clarke Quay, womad festival in september, african palace (apparently has closed since then), china jump, American Embassy every other Friday, etc.
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Elodie C
Overall
I wish I had known...
I had not enough information from my home university, and had to contact directly the host university to get things done before coming (inscription, housing, etc.).
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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
Very good courses, very good environment, lots of ctivities and things to do to meet other students (exchange students or NUS students)
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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 I wanted to give advice to futur exchange students at the NUS, that would be: "Really enjoy life over there. Travelling to Malaysia or Indonesia is very easy and not expensive at all. You can easily meet many NUS students and keep a lot of contacts.
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Elodie C
Academic
Course recommendations
I wished the courses were more "internationally" oriented, or at elast "regionally" oriented, and not only focused on Singapore.
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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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Elodie C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Local people usually speak madarin to each other, but they are al very fluent in English. There were absolutely no problem to communicate.
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Elodie C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food: really not expensive (except if you really want to eat Western food).
Nightlife, travel: I wanted to take advantage of being in Singapore to meet other persons, to travel, to discover and understand better the culture.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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