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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The dorms are a bit far from central stockholm, and I'd rather live closer to downtown.
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Personal comments
While studying at the University, Lappis is the ideal (if not only!) place to live. Large rooms, private toilet and shower, and large common space for your corridor-mates (14 per hall) to share. Cheap and VERY close to the university. If only they were a little closer to the tunnelbana (subway) too...
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: 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
Best cafes-- cafe albert on birger jarlsgatan & cafe weiner on bibliotechsgatan. Best sandwich/lunch-- panini (multiple locations on drottningatan) and stockholms glas & pastahus on Vallhalavagen and in Soder. Best dinner restaurants-- everything on Skanegatan in Sodermalm (a trendy street lined with bars and restaurants). Best bars with friends-- soap bar (ostermalm) and black and brown inn (soder). Best bars to make new friends-- sture compagniet (ostermalm) and snaps (medborgarplatsen). When in stockholm DO NOT miss: Salu Hall in Ostermalm and the views of gamla stan and normalm from Soder.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Stockholm University is primarily a commuter school-- the swedish students who attend do not live at the university or spend time outside of the classroom there. In order to make swedish and stockholm friends, you *really* had to make an effort.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Live in Lappis and work hard to make swedish friends.
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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
Stockholm was a lovely city, and plane trips to the mainland were always easy and affordable. Kilroy travel on campus is a huge help and great deal for planning weekend get-aways. Everytime you return to stockholm, though, you love the city that much more. A beautiful town filled with beautiful people!
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Academic
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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Languages
Language of instruction: Swedish
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish
How much did you improve your Swedish?
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
It's very easy to only speak english in sweden. The swedes (and other international students) always want to practice their english. As an american, you have to make a real effort *not* to speak english, and work on your swedish, instead.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Clothing, liquor and travel are significantly more expensive in Stockholm than in Philadelphia. That taxes are primarily responsible for that difference
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Traveller Checks are a thing of the past! All you need to live in stockholm (and travel throughout western and eastern europe) is an american bank account and ATM card. And European ATMs don't charge fees!
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