Reviews of University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Australia

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malgras g

University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

coogee, and Bondi are really good during the week but during the week end there is more things to do in Sydney such as theater, opera, cinema, tradefair, performance ...

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malgras g

University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because i have almost finished my studies and i want now my own flat

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

it was perfect for this period of my life to understand better the culture and to improve my english

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malgras g

University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

i had studied hard to improve my english and i work in a restaurant for that matter.

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malgras g

University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work

Personal spending habits

as regards to the telephone, i was concentrate in my australian experience

Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Overall, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

no

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malgras g

University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

i wanted above all to become an international profile with good english language skills

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

nothing special

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

i enjoyed my experience for many reasons: i traveled and met a new amazing country where i met people from all over the world who taught me a lot about culture and many subject. i learn a new lenguage which can allow me to communicate with more civilization.

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