Reviews of The American College of Greece | Greece

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Nada S

American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Nada S

American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

i like to live alone...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the university has apartments for rent for 4 persons, it is very close to the university, but i did not want to stay with people...

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Nada S

American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

the language of instruction in the university is english, but its sometimes hard to communicate outside the university if you do not know any greek...

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Nada S

American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Nada S

American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

for housing i spent more because at home i stay in the apartment with my family, i do not rent...

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Nada S

American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

only that its hard to find an apartment for rent for a short period...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

nothing, it is a very good university and everybody is soo helpful... maybe just to make more courses available

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

just go early if you want to search for an apartment to rent. everything else is just great, a great university and a great city ifcourse... i think everybody will enjoy it...

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