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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The "ONE Club" is a must for dancing queens and kings:); "Sugarbowl" is perfect for chilling and even studying, "Scholar's" is a meeting place for students; watching a hockey-game is a MUST!
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
during winter (we had -30°) I only needed to cross the street to get into the university
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Personal comments
This housing was very good: good location, clean, awesome people (good mixture)
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
at the beginning I had to concentrate a lot to understand what people said. But in the course of time you learn also slang phrases when talking to Canadians.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I wanted to take the opportunity to see as much as possible and to try new things.
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Overall, Food, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Suprisingly, I had no money problems although I travelled and went out a lot. Cost-saving tip: grocery shopping once a week at "Superstore" - really cheap and great range of goods.
for smokers: bring cigarettes with you! one package was about 7 EUR!!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have brought less clothes with me as I bought a lot and at the end I had really troubles to close my suitcase.
I should have brought my snowboard with me as renting is quite expensive and time-consuming.
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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
Don't oversee when a paper is due and write some of them earlier (if possible) as they are all pretty time-consuming. Always be kind to all teachers and students and ask for help if needed as they are all really willing to help.
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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 would definitely recommend to see Vancouver. It is a really amazing city which has to offer a lot! Also Banff and its national park is worth seeing and for skiers and snowboarders I would recommend Sunshine and Lake Louise!!
The most important thing is to be friendly all the time as Canadians are the kindest people I've ever met!
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Academic
Course recommendations
ORG A-courses were pretty nice and interesting; go to the first lesson and check out whether the teacher and his course outline meet your expectations
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
not so many group projects and fewer papers to write
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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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