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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The student "nations" are incredible - any of them are to be recommended, but personal favorites were "Snarkes", "Varmlands", "Goteborgs" and "V-Dalas".
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The student dormitory was outstanding, very well located and provided a unique opportunity to experience the typical Uppsala "student life".
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Personal comments
Exceptional accommodation, with great fellow students and a great location. A trifle pricey, but this was made up for by the fact that I spent next to nothing on transport - everything was within a short walking (staggering...) distance.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Swedish
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
This was an excellent experience for me, but bear in mind that Swedish was one of my majors at my home University. I believe other Exchange Students might not have enjoyed the social scene as much as I did, due to the language factor. But Swedes in general have an excellent ability to speak English. They are open and friendly to people from other cultures (especially Australia and New Zealand), and I struggle to believe anyone from anywhere couldn't live, cope and enjoy themselves there.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
A very active social life and the high cost of food and alcohol in Sweden.
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Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
The Language Departments, and the Institution for Nordiska Sprak in particular, are exceptional
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No, I couldn't. This is a truly outstanding university in a great "smallish" city.
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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...
No, not really
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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
Highly, but it depends on a person's prime motivation in going to Sweden. I spoke Swedish and had a specific area of studies in mind, so the place was sheer perfection for me.
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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
Just be aware that any experience overseas in a different culture is what YOU make it. You get out of it what you put in. I strongly urge any travellers to Sweden to make any attempt (however small) to learn the local language - while it is true that Swedes demonstrate an ability to speak excellent English, knowing some Swedish will help you to feel more at ease in social situations of all kinds, and they are greatly impressed to meet a foreigner who has made some kind of effort to learn their "little" language. It's not all that different from English, and not hard to achieve a high level of competence once the initial difficulties are overcome.
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