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4.07 / 5 based on 144 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Off Campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: the same !
Why?
Wicked place !
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Personal comments
Thornbank Gardens rocks ! Brand new off campus residence. Met a lot of nice people. High speed network available in each room for a good price, linked to the uni network.
A little bit on the expensive side though.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
O' Neils, the Venue (on campus), Rat & Parrot. Don't miss the bar crawl for freshers at the beginning of the term!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
If you want to apply to the Graduates recruitement programmes in the UK companies you have to do it really soon (before january for next september)
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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
You can't go wrong if you make the effort to meet people and take advantage of all the facilities !
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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
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The local supermarket (Sainsbury's) was the biggest and the cheapest in town ; however quality food is more expensive than in the french supermarkets ! You can find great quality food at Waitrose too.
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Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a Young Person Railcard that will save you a third off every journey. Worthy from the first ticket bought to/from London. Take the train via Soulsbury to save money.
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Francois R
Academic
Course recommendations
Don't take too many courses as a lot of personal work is required.
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Do not hesit to meet local people as they won't come to you automatically ! Try to be proactive ;-) go to all the social events, read the papers, watch TV. In a word : go out !
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