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Philipps-Universität Marburg

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4.02 / 5 based on 52 reviews
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kanda
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
stop the ideologic courses, marx is nearly everywhere
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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
poor quality of the courses, works of low level, didn't learn much, overcrowded "seminare"
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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
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kanda
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, 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
none
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kanda
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
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
fortunatly i speak german, very few courses offered for foreign students
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kanda
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
the bad reputation of political science represents in Germany (it is so with reason)
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
4
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
don't go there to study social sciences (exept law and economics perhaps). dinosaures of marxism I never met before. you get all your exams without working
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
1
Improved language skills
1
Met people from other countries
2
Became more independent
1
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
1
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
nice city but a really poor institute for political science. i didn't work a whole year and had much difficulties to come back to the high level of Sciences Po Paris.
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kanda
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
sudhaus
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kanda
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
quite expensive, mostly poor rooms
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