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4.00 / 5 based on 133 reviews
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Academic
Course recommendations
Courses were good, high level, and a lot of personal work for the students, the essays you have to write are not that hard but can be demanding in terms of the research you need to do.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Academic life is ok, it leaves you the opportunity to choose how and when you want to work, but then if you dont work at all you´ll be failing for sure.
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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?
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
I´ve been studying english for 6 years or more, so I already speak it quite good, but coming to england helped me out to get a better understanding and a cool posh accent, plus I write a lot better in english, because of the practice in writing essays.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That in international flights, specially does that are continental flights there is a restriction on the weight of the bags, it was a nightmare. SO please dont bring so many bags.
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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
Its a nice place to have fun and study as well, it really depends on how you balance it, but you should do alright.
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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
It depends on you to interact with people, even tought it is really easy and people is really friendly, you need to be open all the time.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The UK is expensive, so expect higher prices in everything, but do take advantage of student prices, which help a lot, plus ask english students where to buy cheap stuff, like there is in Colchester a place called One pund shop and you can get lots of stuff for one pound.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Transport is REALLY expensive, prepare to pay three times what you pay at home for a normal ride on the bus. That´s why its great to live on campus, you dont use it that much, at least not daily to get to your classes.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Is the place where everything happens, you are close to everything, libarry, Uni´s pubs and lecture rooms, plus you get to know all the people on campus, and attend to the flat parties which are good, or when you go out you can come back to your flat and keep the party going!
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Personal comments
Living on campus was the best, one cool thing is that we had a cleaner, and you get to live with more people, in my case they were mostly english people so I got contact with natives and international students as well, it was just the perfect balance.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: 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
On campus entertainment is great, there are a number of pubs inside campus, the SU pub, and Mondo, Level 2, plus another small chillout pub up some stairs... plus Mondo and Level 2 become some sort of clubs after 9:00, until 2:00 am, and there is a larger venue like a club which is the Underground, great as well, plus in Colchester there are a number of clubs and pubs and places to go, too much party going on there.
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