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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Independent, you get to choose when what happens in the house, and you don't have to be worried about supervisors constantly looking over your shoulders.
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Personal comments
As far as I can judge, accommodation at the university was pretty well arranged, there were appartments on campus, there were appartments in a student village about ten minutes by bus from the university. And all were in a clean state. price ranges were between 40 to 70 pounds a week depending on whether lunch and/or dinner was included.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Kingsway and Wind Street, are THE night spots to visit when in Swansea. Both these streets are loaded with clubs and cafes. There is always something to do. An event which should not be missed is doing the mumbles mile. This is a street with.. well a mile of pubs! I haven't done it myself strangely enough. But I promissed the many friends I made over there, that I will be back to do it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
I live with my parents, so I automatically spent more on food and accommodation. I hardly used my mobile phone as it was a dutch one, so It would've cost too much to use it. I went out more than In Holland so I spent more on nightlife. In Holland I have a travelcard which is funded by the government, so I spent more in the UK.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The buscard for the semester costed 145 pounds so that was a bit of a surprise. It's better to take lots of money every once in a while than to take little amounts, because your bank charges quite a lot for those transactions.
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Academic
Course recommendations
visit LOTS of them in the first two weeks. You can only get a good idea of what best suits you if actually attend the classes. Once you've chosen your courses after two weeks, you are stuck with them, so choose wisely.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very good. Lectures are given in an understandable manner. There of a good quality. University facilities are pretty good as well
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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: check www.Ryanair.com for cheap flights. Start gathering information on studying abroad well before you're actualy going abroad Take your time to arrange as much as possible BEFORE yo leave.
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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
I'm doing international studies in the Netherlands, so I have to speak english anyway when I'm at the University, therefore my English was already pretty good before I went. however, I have learned some slang, And I think that generaly I was a bit more comfortable with speaking english at the end of the period than at the beginning.
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