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4.03 / 5 based on 96 reviews
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Diego F
Overall
I wish I had known...
That is not completely impossible to get a nice job, if you talk to the right people... (I worked at McDonald's and in an Italian restaurant)
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Learn the language, be open-minded, choose your courses carefully (you can drop them afterwards but you can't start new ones!)
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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
Living there with not too much money will teach you how to survive in non-ordinary conditions. You'll experience that you can have a lot of fun even if you don't move a lot from home, and that you can eat decent food spending less than you thought. Travelling may be very expensive (especially because if you buy a bike - it can be very cheap, like 50€ - you won't be able to use it from november to april...), but if you wanna travel across Norway and Scandinavia, use some bus companies like www.lavprisekspressen.no or www.swebus.com, you'll be shocked at seeing how cheap they can be. The websites are in Norwegian/Swedish only, so remember what I said about the local language...!
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meng l
Overall
I wish I had known...
The history of Scandinavian countries.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
As an international student, you can attend norwegian course for free at the liguistic department. And in winter time, do remember to rent ski equipment from Blindern Athletica and enjoy the winter sports!
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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
Although you can survive without norwegian, it would definitely be better if you pick up the language.
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martin d
Overall
I wish I had known...
Go to Sweden instead!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I wouldn«t. With 40,000 students it«s easy to be very lost in the crowd although lots of internationals are very close and I know of lots of people who are going to stay. After studying in Edinburgh, Oslo is a wasteland and I just wanted to go back but thats just me. However, the location is great if you like mountains, fjords and lakes, it«s always easy to get out into the forests and thers nowhere better for winter sports on your doorstep.
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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
Study abroad is, overall a great experience and I thoroughly recommend giving it a go, just not in Oslo!
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Diego F
Languages
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Was learning Norwegian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Norwegian
How much did you improve your Norwegian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I must say that most of the international students take courses in English only. I took courses in 3 languages, namely English, Norwegian and German. This means that you can choose among a much wider range of courses. Ask someone about the teachers, if you speak the language ask someone about the teachers, cuz there may be written "taught in Norwegian" on the website but then you find a teacher speaking an impossibile dialect from southern Sweden, which the local understand, but it may sound obscure to you...
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sofie l
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very good organisation, good classes, motivated teachers, great atmoshpere on campus
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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
of course i have no idea how this university is during a normal schoolyear, i only took a summer course, but i meet incredible people over there, from 98 different countries; I made some really really good friends for life. It was almost too good to be true inmany ways. I had the time of my life, and i think about it very very often. This was my third study experience abroad, and although the shortest one, it was definitely the best one!
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Diego F
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
You have no real landlord, and don't think that living downtown is much better..
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Personal comments
The accomodation was simply great. everything you need is in the student village, from supermarket to nature, pubs, and during the coldest months it may not be worth the effort to pay loads of money to go downtown and get your bottom freezed...
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