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4.18 / 5 based on 278 reviews
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Meredith S
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I knew German well before I left and am now comfortable with dialect.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
DC is expensive in comparison to Vienna. I travelled a lot in Austria which I do not do in DC.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Not really. Don't go out every night of the week to save money. Enjoy a bottle of wine at home with friends instead.
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Academic
Course recommendations
It was difficult to get into the right Proseminare and Uebungen as an exchange student
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
When one is used to a system where one constantly has assignments and exams and papers, it is hard to understand why they don't do it that way in Europe and one oral exam at the end of the class measures nothing.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a fun place to spend a year but the academics are not really a top priority and the library is not the easiest to use.
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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
Travel as much as possible, meet Austrians and become friends with them. Otherwise it is easy to only speak English and miss a lot.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Charlie P's Irish Pub, Donauinselfest, any Heurige
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was fun to live with a variety of Austrian students and I made most of my friends there.
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Personal comments
They were small but well located.
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