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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
Journey to the Isle of Wight is amazing.
Trip to London: if you book tickets in advance (1 month) you can get funfare tickets for 2 pounds at www.nationalexpress.co.uk or www.megabus.com
Nice places to go out: Soul Cellar (next to civic centre); The hobbit (pub), Jesters (very cheap pub);
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is the cheapest way and the chance is higher to live with people of the host country.
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Personal comments
it depends which hall you choose. I saw 2 halls. One was new with big rooms and a shared kitchen with 5 people. The other one was old with tiny rooms and a shared kitchen with 10 people. Basically the halls are not really cheap and you need good luck to get a nice, big room.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything is more expensive in England.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I think you can save quite a lot if you don't eat at the university and cook at home.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The relationship between teachers and students is very good and teachers are more like colleagues who help you to study. The courses were mainly very interesting but partly quite a lot of work.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It was alright. It was quite a lot of work but you really learn something useful and learn how you apply certain things. There are a lot of pracical examples.
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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 would have known that there are plenty of houses available to rent and that it is no problem to find accommodation there.
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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
Choose courses which aren't that much work in order to engage more in social life which is more important to improve your language skills.
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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
Travel tips: Isle of Wight by ferry, London by coach (national express, megabus), Bournemouth by coach;
Courses: choose at least 2 courses with 100% courses where you don't have a final exam.
Accommodation: if you want to live in a nice room, you have to pay 240 Pounds at the minimum.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had a lot of international friends. For this reason, I couldn't improve my language skills that much as they all were no native speakers. I could only learn english at the university. That was quite a pity but the problem is that it is much more easier to get to know international students than people of the local community.
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