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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
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
many things going on on camous (student's union); leamington spa also nice if one wants to get off campus
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
all major facilities within short distance
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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
although i still make mistakes, people always try to get what you mean and with this attitude from both sides, it was no problem to communicate
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
cost of everyday expenses are higher in the UK
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Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than 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...
more information about the structure of the terms and academic offer
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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
nice community, great acadmic ranking
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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
don't expect too much of the british midlands, but it's a good location to for travelling around (london 1h, birmingham 20 min, etc.); when travelling compare prices of means of transport, it is usually worth it!
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Academic
Course recommendations
better to start exchange in the autumn term, because one can choose between the whole range of courses then, since many modules run during the whole year
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