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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
International Bar - All of the students went together every Tuesday night to dance. Everyone loves Yot Vata restaurant.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
All of the students are there. It's extremely social and like a big party. Neighborhood is great. Very close to campus, the mall, restaurants. Easy to make friends living there.
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Personal comments
The dorms are spacious, but not kept up well. The kitchens and bathrooms were not nice. But because I had so much fun living there with my roommates, I didn't care at all.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everyone speaks English!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
I spent more on food because the kitchen wasn't equipped for cooking much. There was no oven, just a stove, so we ate out alot. I spent more on the telephone for obvious reasons, although it was very inexpensive to call the US. The drinks and cover charges can be pricey, but worth it. I traveled all of the country and Europe during my stay, so that was a substantial cost. It's also easy to spend alot because the mall is down the block.
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
ATM's are everywhere and they don't charge fees.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have stayed for the full year program instead of just the semester.
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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
It's highly, highly recommended. The campus is amazing. Weather is beautiful. Very close to the beach. All of the overseas students were very close. Tel Aviv is such a fun city. I have not a bad thing to say. Best six months of my life. I met my husband there too!
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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
I've been back twice since I left, both times during the current intifada. While it was riskier, as long as you take some precautions such as avoiding buses (taxis are cheap there), Tel Aviv is still such a wonderful place.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Large selection. Great professors. Very interesting classes. I had the opportunity to take classes of a wide variety very different from my course of study at home. I learned more in that semester than any other. Work load is not bad at all. Most of learning takes place by listening to interesting professors. It's great to take classes about the Israeli culture, such as politics and the Arab Israeli conflict.
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Interaction with international students
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