Reviews of University of Sydney (USYD) | Australia

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laurentga

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

At night everybody is going to Darling harbour, you can find their a lot of bars and nightclubs, the famoust one is "home bar". But the wednesday is "Bondi hotel" the best place to go.

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laurentga

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: big house:12 rooms, people from all over the world

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because it was excellent, I met a lot of people in this house

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I had a really good experience in that house, it´s an easy way to meet people fromall over the world

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laurentga

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

Courses are very important, but for me the most important and the best way to learn, is with the homeworks.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Maybe to mixt more the international and local students. All my best friends were international students, it´s maybe a pitty that I haven´t met a lot of Australian students.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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laurentga

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In the beginning it was not so easy to understand some Australians people (some are speaking with slang). But after 6 months I had no problems anymore.

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laurentga

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It´s a really good one, if you have the opportunity to study their, don´t hesitate.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I study in Sydney, but I traveled also around Australia. I visited: Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Canberra, Ayers rock. It was amazing, I met so much people. Do it if you have the opportunity.

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laurentga

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Food I spend the same, because the prices are quite the same. Telephone less because in the beginning I had nobody to call, at the end I spend much more. Travel is obvious that i spend more in a foreign country. I also travel around Australia.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Overall, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative