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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Courtyard
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would live in an apartment again because I liked having my own room and sharing the kitchen and bathroom areas.
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Personal comments
I wished that the flat I lived in had a few more apartments with people other than Americans.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I ended up spending more because the exchange rate made it more expensive. Otherwise the actual price tag on items was very similar to the United States.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Traveling within Europe and the UK was much cheaper than purchasing all of the flights beforehand in the United States.
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Academic
Course recommendations
All of the architecture courses taken were well taught and extremely interesting. Some of the engineering courses taken were not as well taught.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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...
I wish that I knew more about my housing.
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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
The three architecture courses we had to take were well worth it!
Allow either a Friday or Monday off to allow students to travel more.
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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
My study in Leeds was not necessarily to experience academia, it was more to experience the culture. It was well worth it!
Purchase Euro-rail passes prior to leaving the U.S.
If flying within the UK/Europe, purchase tickets over there and not in the U.S.
Some Cities/Areas worth seeing in England: London, Bath, Trent on Stoke (for pottery shopping), Lake District (beautiful)
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since I spoke the language, it was very easy to communicate.
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