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3.75 / 5 based on 150 reviews
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Olalla G
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was a really satisfactory experience, because I had been learning english grammar for years, and this exchange gave me the opportunity to practise the speaking and got a really fluent speech
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marta_monika
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
I had difficulty to subscribe for Dutch course, there was no time to study something more than mathematics, thats why I didnt learn the local language at all. Maybe I will try next year.
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jestromuffin
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Groceries and Transportation are costlier.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Cook to save money. Groceries can be split between friends if applicable. Budgets can be maintained if monitored closely on a weekly basis.
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W C
Overall
I wish I had known...
renting a place to live
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
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marta_monika
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything is much more expansive than in Poland, thats why I spend more money. But I didnt use telphone to comunicate with faimly at all, we were comunicated via internet.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Csilla V
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was in a country where almost everybody could speak English, so I didn't need to learn the local language. There was opportunity to learn it, but for a quite high price.
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