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natascha l
Housing
Type of housing: dorm
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: sorrorety house
Why?
constant exchange with students, many official meetings
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Personal comments
first, I lived in a dorm where every first year student has to live. It was a lot of fun, I got to meet a lot of people outside sports (athletic scholarship). Second year I moved to an apartment. It was better because in the dorm the other girls were younger and not so mature, plus I had a different time management due to daily sports, conditioning and weights
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
best cafe: Cafe Royal Espress (amazing flavoured cappuccino plus Starbucks)
all sporting events, Daniel Street for partying plus privat parties
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I just had to pay for personal expenses, like phone calls due to the scholarship
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Food, Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
some products are so expensive in USA, although everyone told me not so
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
study early and go out only on weekends
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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...
transferring options to warmer States like Cali
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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
if you don't mind snow storms in the winter and tornados in the summer and you like to party a lot (biggest fraternity system) but you don't mind that it is not a big city like LA,but you have a damn good acadamic program go!!!
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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
go to Chicago, and go for Thanksgiving somewhere because the city will be dead around that time....
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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
in the beginning it was hard to understand some slang but due to the TOEFEL and SAT test I had no major problem
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