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3.78 / 5 based on 87 reviews
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Ashley A
Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, United States
Language, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I was going out more and traveling a lot more than I do in the States, but I did not have to pay for my housing, and I saved a lot of money not tipping in Germany. It really makes a difference.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The exchange rate also played a factor in spending more money. The dollar was and still is low when compared to the Euro. Tip: manage your money well by budgeting yourself each week.
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miriam l
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you come to Darmstadt, you maybe like to visite some interesting architectural buildings like Mathildenhoehe, or "Waldspiral" made by Hundert Wasser.
If you want to spend some hours in a nice coffe, i recomend you to go to Café Chaos, Kuk or Central Station.
At night i will suggest you to drive to Heilderberg (30 min.) or Frankfurt (15 min.), Darmstadt is a little boring.
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miriam l
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it is the best way to meet new people
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Personal comments
I think that the accomodation is quite good in this university, perhaps not very clean, but that depends on the own students. There are several kinds of residence, in my case, i had to do interviews in order to be "accepted" in a student appartment.
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miriam l
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
In german the students receive many helps from the goverments, and it is really cheap to study in german. For example the travelling cost inside the region are included in the university cost 100 €/semester. Accomodation is also very cheap, about 200€/month.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Shabi H
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
English was the medium of instruction for our Master program. We Indians are more or less fluent in English and hence this University can be great place to study.
The German language is needed for day to day life in and around the city.
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Shabi H
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Indeed the conversion from Euro to Indian Rupees is the main factor of bloating expenses.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Good programmers can easily get a job in University Institutes. The job fetches you enough for your monthly sustenance.
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