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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was good to be near the university facilities and to be among a lot of other students.
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Personal comments
It was great fun even though they had pretty strict rules for campus housing life.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Pretty good but due to many exchange students not so much communication experience with native speakers.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Strategic Management with Mari-Ann Linde
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
More expensive, more travelling
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Overall, Food, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wished I had known that it was raining a lot in Vancouver.
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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
Great offer of activities, lots of exchange people, huge 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
Recommended travel trips:
Rocky Mountains Bus Tour, Seattle, Vancouver Island
Be prepared for a lot of rain!
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