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Washington State University (WSU)

28 reviews
4.38 / 5 based on 28 reviews
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Sunshine L
CAE, Bangalore, India
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
There was this pub downtown, I forget the name, it was a small cosy place with a live jazz band on weekends.
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Sunshine L
CAE, Bangalore, India
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's nicer to have friends over in an apartment, more spacious and independent
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Sunshine L
CAE, Bangalore, India
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food is the cheapest thing in the US, the rest is more expensive.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as 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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Sunshine L
CAE, Bangalore, India
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
Talk to your advisor and they will help you with the decisions as there are so many courses to choose from.
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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
The academic facilities are really good, you just have to make the best of it.
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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
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Sunshine L
CAE, Bangalore, India
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not really
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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
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
None
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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
4
Final comments
The only problem with WSU is that it is in a small university town, so there isn't much to do.
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Sunshine L
CAE, Bangalore, India
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent
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
The surprising part was that most of my friends turned out to be international students as the local students don't seem to interact much, but that didn't really matter.
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