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3.98 / 5 based on 154 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Campus life is great for a first year student, but after that you want to be more independent.
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Personal comments
Great to have a bathroom of your own! Bad that the kitchen only had a micro wave owen and that we had to eat in the canteen. Found it too expensive, but it was nice that they change your beddings every week.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Just to sit at the beach and watch the castle ruin is amazing. To go out in the Yorkshire dales is lovely.
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Academic
Course recommendations
"Medieval Literature" is very good. Have heard that "Fire and Ice" is supposed to just as good (the same lecturer).
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It's been a while now, don't really now how the status is there now.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
From my '97 point of view I would recomend it, at least for people who are interested in literature courses.
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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
I have heard that there are more excange students there now (we were quite alone). I have also heard that it has changed in other ways too, so I'm not sure whether or not all my information is as "up to date" as one could wish for.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because everything is so much more expencive in Britain.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It was a nasty surprise to have to pay in advance for all your meals at the canteen and not be able a refund if you did not eat for that amount.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Some might find the Yorkshire accent a bit hard, but I found it easy to understand and did not have any hard times at all.
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