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University of Birmingham

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3.99 / 5 based on 230 reviews
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Raymond A
university of Buea, buea, Cameroon
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Raymond A
university of Buea, buea, Cameroon
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because it would be much cheaper than staying in the university accomodation
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
the housing at the uni accomodation is very excellent. meet people of different cultures and races and share a great variety of ideas. However I think the cost is too expensive the universit could do something to lower the cost of the rents and bills.
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Raymond A
university of Buea, buea, Cameroon
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
yes, how i could save up money and cut cost down on costs of living
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
1
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
i reccommend it for those who want to a great place to study and seek and internationally friendly environment. ithas an amazing social life and is really great place to study to.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
if you want to make the best of stay and cutting on cost in this place you need to find yourself accomodayion which is quite cheaper outside the university. Also u need prepare well. also if your objective is studying then u should start doing so as soon as you arrive because if you let the work load build up you may not withstand the pressure. The lecturers i quite understanding
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Raymond A
university of Buea, buea, Cameroon
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Raymond A
university of Buea, buea, Cameroon
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
i found no problems interacting with the community language wise. i really hav a good mastery of the queens language.
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Raymond A
university of Buea, buea, Cameroon
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because food is cheaper and telephoning my family back at home all the time. housing as well is cheaper in ma country than here. travelling is less becasue i really have no where to visit much and night life becasue it is not very safe in the streets at night so i am being precautious
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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