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Northern Arizona University (NAU)

57 reviews
3.99 / 5 based on 57 reviews
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Ines A
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I was pretty well informed by other students who had been at NAU before and my home university
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
2
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Enjoy everthing and try to do as much as possible (sports, travel, international meetings and parties)
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
2
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
There are a lot of places to travel to, like Mexico, Las Vegas, LA, San Francisco and so on, but either you need a car or have to fly, because most places are too far away for the bus.
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Ines A
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
I was given mandatory courses and in a lot of classes I repeated the topics, which I had already covered in Germany
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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
none
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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
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Ines A
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, 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
Due to the fact that I had lived in the US as an exchange students before and that tha language of instruction in Germany also is english, I had no problems at all. The professors are also always willing to help you and ask you to ask directly when there are vocabulary problems
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Ines A
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The overall prices of food and beverages are higher than in Germany
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Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
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
none
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Ines A
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The dorms are clean and you live together with other international students.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The dorms on campus are very nice. Even though the dorm where I live is in the far south, I couldn't ask for more, because it is one of the only dorms, where you have your own bedroom.
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Ines A
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Melonis and Boardwalk
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