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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
favourite pub: potter's wheel; however, after rising prices we "moved" to the orange house.
best club is "time".
not to be missed: wind street! (pubs, pubs, pubs,...)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because there are situated close to both, university and city centre. that is, you have easy accessability to university as well as shopping, clubs, pubs... no need to use expensive taxis or the bus.
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Personal comments
when you are at the student village you can profit from living with a whole lot of students. however, you are far from the city centre, thus, from shopping facilities, pubs, clubs...
when you live in an appartment you are close to both, city centre and university. for me, this choice had been the best.
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Academic
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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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
invite british students for a dinner or whatever. they won't try to get in contact with you by themselves. it's YOUR turn. so don't miss it to get the chance to improve your language skills.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
i should have prepared better to culture (social life and costs).
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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
academic requirements are not too high in comparisan to austrian and german standards. however, you'll have a lot of fun. furthermore, you'll learn to know a completely different university system.
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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
bus drive from london heathrow to swansea is loooooong and expensive.... get your ticket in advance! so you don't risk that you have to wait for the next available seatt.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
prices are generally higher in the uk. pound had been strong at that time.
i enjoyed nightlive more that at home - so i spent more...
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
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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