Reviews of Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB) | Bolivia

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Jose L

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Engineering, Electrical, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Cafe and bars

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Jose L

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Engineering, Electrical, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I the experience is better if you live by your self

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Is ok, but you have to try everything

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Jose L

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Engineering, Electrical, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At the beginning was hard but it only took me a week to get use to it

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Jose L

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Engineering, Electrical, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

Just do what you like to do....Fight for it

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

Not really

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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Jose L

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Engineering, Electrical, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

More money

Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Food, Travel, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Not really

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Jose L

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Engineering, Electrical, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

I lived there

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Is a great universtiy

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Cochabamba is a great city with great people

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