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4.34 / 5 based on 40 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Crown on Linthorpe road (club), Lava (club), Terrasse bar in the Student union (cafe), and TRY a Parmo (the special food of Boro (nickname of Middlesbrough)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I will choose to live in an house with other housemate since the life is more confortable and it is not as expensive as we i am living now.
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Personal comments
Choose the University managed houses!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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
Just try to speak with everybody to improve your English, it will improve quickly, dun worry ;-)
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Academic
Course recommendations
Choose what you would like to do and be curious!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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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
Just be careful what you spend... :)
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Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing in particular...
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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
You just have to take part to some event and you will have fun and know a lot of people as I did ;)
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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 like to travel, So I did in UK too! (Durham, Newcastle, York, Whitby, London,...) but also in Ireland since the flight from Tees Valley airport or from Newcastle to Dublin are really cheap with Ryanair! :)
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