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National University of Singapore (NUS)

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4.32 / 5 based on 133 reviews
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giorgiofu
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Zouk on saturday nights, Sugar on fridays.
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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.
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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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giorgiofu
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The biggest difference was travelling, but i spent more cause i went to loads of places.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, 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
Buy in Malaysia.
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giorgiofu
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Singaporean english is definitely a little different than other types of english!!!
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giorgiofu
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
A couple of dishes to order at local restaurants.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Many many facilities, friendly teachers, especially with exchange students.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Travel as much as you can! Coming from Europe or the US, yuo have the chance to see unbelievable places yuo don't know whenever else you will be ble to!
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giorgiofu
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Marketing management is really fun if you have cool classmates. Asian Pacific Business is very interesting.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Too many projects during the year, for what i'm used to.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall