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University of Westminster

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3.98 / 5 based on 322 reviews
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Sarah T
Ubniversity of Dayton, Dayton, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like the amount of international integration I had with the other students.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I met many wonderful people and thoroughly enjoyed my experience. However, I would have liked the accommodation to be slightly closer to the campus.
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Sarah T
Ubniversity of Dayton, Dayton, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
All of them!
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Sarah T
Ubniversity of Dayton, Dayton, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wished I had lokked into going abroad for all four years of study at University.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
I hope that you continue to integrate students from all walks of life.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
I had the most amazing time and hopefully I will get to do it again!
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Sarah T
Ubniversity of Dayton, Dayton, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
I believe I would have gottewn more out of my acedemic experience if the lectures were shortened and the tutorials were longer.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Providing students with the opportunity to complete more projects/essays throughout the course instead of leaving everything for the final.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Sarah T
Ubniversity of Dayton, Dayton, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Because my native language is English and English was the primary language spoken at the University of Westminster I did not have any problems.
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Sarah T
Ubniversity of Dayton, Dayton, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I spent more than I would have at home because the exchange rate between dollars and pounds was so high and I took advantage of every opportunity I had.
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Food, Travel, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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