Overall Reviews
3.94 / 5 based on 111 reviews

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Packersfan24
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I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about cooking, as I have noticed that it is really important during such a stay abroad, and I am definitely a bad cooker.
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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
I think Reading represents well what a university in UK can be. The academic methods for the lectures, the exercises, the essays and exams are typically English. Personally, I like this kind of programme, where you have to read more and do more research before writing essays than in Belgium. It is more original, more interesting, and not so difficult. You can easily get used to it.
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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
I believe the best way to enjoy the life at Reading university is to join English student clubs. Personally, I joined the photography club, the athletics club and the "chess and bridge" club. In such clubs, you can meet local and foreign students and make them become your friends. During the time I spent in these clubs, I had great fun and very nice moments. It is also a way to discover how English students live and enjoy life during their spare times.
Finally, if you would like to enjoy short trips in England, Scotland or Ireland, you can do it for a 3-day or a 1-week experience in groups of about 20 people sharing a minibus. For Scotland, the company is called "Haggis", for England, I don't remember, sorry, and for Ireland, it is "Blarney buses". With Blarney, I had a great experience in Ireland. I recommend it to everyone.
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bond25s
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I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great! Diversity, education, and activities were marvelous!
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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
Do everything your host university tells you to do. I got a huge packet at Rutgers and had a study abroad orientation there. The main reason you are going to another country is academics, so make sure that is your first priority! Take less classes than you do at your host university, so you can have more fun on your experience (travel, nightlife). Make sure you have enough money saved up, the more you have, the more fun you will have! Be responsible and have fun!
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saab
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
get involved into societies, go to the Student Union,...if you don(t move, nobody comes to you. You make your student life!
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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
First of all, lots of people chose Reading because it's really near to London (train every 10 min. to Paddington, 25min. all). If you travel a lot by train, it's better buying a reduction card.
Academic life: be organised, and begin your essays and stuff quite in advance to have the time to find the right book.
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Concetta P
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I wish I had known...
that the quality of food was a little bit better than the one I've experienced
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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
meet people from other cultures, because it helps you to open your mind and know a bit more about other realities
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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
everything was great
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delphine a
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I wish I had known...
reading is a great student life
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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
very good professors in the linguistics field (internationnaly renowed)
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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
keep in mind that Reading is near london, and that you can be in the center of london in 20 mn :)
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“Worth it but could be better”
Stephanie A
Jordan, Graduate
, 2018
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While the UoR does have a careers office, I feel it is mostly focused on European/British residents, as it is easier for them to work since they do not require a work visa. It would be helpful to focus on careers for international students who come from the Middle East or any other continent in which there are more strict laws regarding different types of visas.
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Pros
Following up with alumni, having a website where you could sign in and check opportunities
Cons
Could improve focus on international students with more strict visa laws.