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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
fabric, a great place to go clubing. there are many nice bars around china town area. riverside studio, a nice place for alternative movies and theatres. anyway, this is london, u can find anything u want in this city.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
i would enjoy the free personal space of my own
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Personal comments
university halls of residence was quite good, but i prefer to live off campus cos its freer
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
wot should i say? living in london is much more expensive that of in china. but i chose to.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
living with others makes u save a lot. buy student card for transport. if u wanna travel, buy ticket at least 1 week before depart.
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Academic
Course recommendations
sorry i didnt meet as many local students as i thought. but students and teachers are overall friendly and helpful. the most important thing is to choose wot u really want to study not wot people think might be hot subjects
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
well, i would say if there are more active student society that'll be great. studying media in this uni is kind of isolated cos the media school is far from city.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
my mind was opened provided more access to different/fairer evaluation to my home country
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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
make use of every resource that uni provides u. and make as many friends as u can on and off campus
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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
try to experience as much as u can.
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional