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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Shamrock Pub, The Albeneir night club were the best places for night activities.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would like the independence of an apartment.
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Personal comments
The housing was nice. Not what we are accustomed to in the U.S. but it really helped us integrate into the culture and meet new people from all over the world.
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Academic
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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was somewhat disappointed that it was not mandatory to learn Dutch. Even though all classes were taught in English I really think we should have been mandated to at least try to speak the country's language.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, nothing surprised me. It is hard to know what to expect until you get there, no matter what you told before hand.
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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
Make Dutch a mandatory course for all participants.
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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
The experience was great. Wouldn't change a thing. For travel, make sure to get the Euro-rail-a lot cheaper and it will be used.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Travel I spent more because obviously there was more to be done. Telephone cards were expensive and I called home a lot. Everything else was pretty equal.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The fact that few places took credit cards was a shock in the beginning.
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