273 reviews
4.09 / 5 based on 273 reviews

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Mike R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The British pound is very expensive!!!
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Hilary W
Housing
Type of housing: Off campus university housing
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I am 23 and I lived with all first years... I would have liked to meet more people my age.
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Personal comments
I would reccommend living in private housing for sure.
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Margaret M
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
All sorts of problems with facilities. Toilets that didn't work, bills that were past tenents. Need Uni protection. Had none
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Personal comments
As an international student you are treated in the worst way by the community. I was paying so much for a flat without the basics. I mean no running water. and 500 pounds a month. But I hear uni housing isn't much better.
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Melanie M
Academic
Course recommendations
Just make sure that if you need certain classes at home they have them when you go.
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My academic experiences
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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“Amazing university”
Eveline R
Italy, Masters
, 2013
Overall
Great teachers, great libraries, amazing colleagues.
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Pros
Entire place
Cons
None

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Ryan H
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There was no real language barrier and colloquialisms were very easy to learn.
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