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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Amazing resturants in Bondi. Thai food was amazing. Depending on your mood, go out in Darling Harbor and the Rocks for upscale nightlife, local bars, Bondi, for laid back evenings. Oxford Street is also a great deal of fun.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Sydney is a great, energetic city. I would probaly move further away from campus to one of the beach suburbs (Bondi is amazing)
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Personal comments
It was a traveling program, so housing was varied. I got what I expected and sometimes more.
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Academic
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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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
I loved Australia. The social life, acdemics and experience was amazing. One downside is that Australians, generally, were more racist than I expected. I did not realize how pc the United States was until I studied there.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Sydney is not as warm in the winter as they say...bring a coat...
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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
I loved it. I caution people to look into any university before they go. Sydney is a big city, it is certainly not for everyone.
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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
Bring a book for the flight. Bring sleeping pills I flew for 34 hours to get to OZ (New York, Minn-St Paul, Los Angeles, Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin)
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sydney is cheap for Americans. Our dollar is worth considerably more. However, you will spend more than you originally budget.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Do not look at the Australian dollar and think you are spending less than with the American dollar. Look at them as equal, or you will spend twice as much as you wanted to...
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