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Martina Z
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
cheeper, furnished, no deposit necessary to pay
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Personal comments
University doesn't offer any accomodation - one has to find something by oneself (and so prove ones management skills ;-))
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Woodoo Lounge, Lola's (Martini lounge)
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That laptop is very useful
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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
Try it, you will not regret it!
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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
Share a car with someone (no public transport, or very limited in LA), share a furnished apartment with someone (share the costs)
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Academic
Course recommendations
professors Osborne, Hanssons, Cockrum
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
no - it was perfect
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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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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
We had plenty of assignments - to read some cases etc. Thanks to these assignmets I enriched my vocabulary a lot.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Cause everything is about 3 or 4 times more expensive in LA than in my home country
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Travel, Overall, Food, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Accomodation- really very expensive. It's very helpful to find some other students and share the apartment and thus the costs together.
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