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3.96 / 5 based on 79 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I am married now, I met my husband who was also studying abroad there, he is British.
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Personal comments
It was a very large apartment, which was very nice, the 3 of us there had our own bedrooms.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Little Maria's in Stockholm, it had live music every weekand. Also went to Norway's independence day with about 50 other students. Also the international student exchange dinner was wonderful, it is where I met my future husband.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I took out a large loan and had the time of my life with it-no regrets.
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Overall, Telephone, Travel, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I got ripped off in London after leaving sweden, $500.
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Academic
Course recommendations
They cancelled almost all of the classes I was to take after I arrived in Sweden. They only had one book for an entire class to use, this was the norm in all of my classes. They need to structure the Swedish classes properly to enable us to learn tenses correctly.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
They need more books, and more organization among the staff and the international student planning.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have brought a warmer coat.
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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
Replace the man in charge of the international students,Johan. He is incompetent.
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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
Go snowboarding, go to Norway, try jumping into a frozen lake after sitting in a sauna in the middle of winter-it's a wonderful feeling. Try stockholm university, there are more student activities there.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish
How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
This has been described above
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