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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
Whatever is cheaper.I'm a student so money is an object.
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Personal comments
If this means my time in CSSG, then it was a very worthwhile trip. I learned a lot.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Musiktheater, 5 rooms each with a different type of music. Friends who dislike each other's music can still hang out.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
To be honest, I spent more in Kassel because the Nightlife there has much more to offer. I'm a man of discerning and obscure tastes.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
On weekends Deutsche Bahn offers something called a "Schoenes Wochenende Ticket", a relatively inexpensive train ticket that up to 4 people can split anywhere in Germany for the whole day. Ergo fantastic for day trips for groups of students/tourists.
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Academic
Course recommendations
For those interested with upper level German courses with CSSG, make sure you have decent pronunciation.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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...
Yes, but it's just some academic stuff that only I, and other historians, are interested in. Trust me.
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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
The campus doesn't fit my aesthetic tastes, but it's good.
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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 can only repeat if your interested in learning German, the Canadian Summer School in Germany, or CSSG, is an excellent deal. Ausgezeichnet, oder Affengeil, wenn du willst;)
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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
I study German history, and now that I've done the CSSG program, I read articles by leading German historians (with a dictionary beside me yes, but relative ease nonetheless).
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