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4.21 / 5 based on 45 reviews

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Rui F
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
-On-campus: the Turret club is cool, and you don't pay to get in, and it has lots of room; the big problem is DJ's usually sucked: too much hip-hop and rap, and too many mistakes with the rhythms
-on campus: Wilf's pub is an excellent place, lots of room; on monday's they have open-mic night, I used to play with a friend; on tuesdays it gets crowded because everyone wants to go, but it's worth it, you see everybody there
-latin music: the Flying Dog on Thursdays; it's a fancy club with older people
- Revolutions: big place, nice lights; the techno room is usually good
- Evolutions: nice club with two dance floors; depends on the days and events
- Phils: dirty and wet, but good for wild parties
- Philsie's (or however you spell it): nice place, with lots of girls
- Latino Productions: these guys used to make house parties on 200 Sunview Street, they were the wildest of the nights; I think they left the country though...pity
- there are many other places you will find for yourself
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
- proximity to university, especially when you don't have a car
- it allowed me to live with other foreign students
- the residence comission organizes lots of events (ski trips, sports, bbqs)
- the residence house was big, though a little bit dirty when we checked in
- Laurier Place residence is good, because you have lots of room outside for events
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Personal comments
being international you can both stay at Bricker residence or Laurier Place
- bricker is a 10 story building; internationals stay on 9 and 8; it's cool because you have lots of people around you, international and first year; but you can't make much noise and have to come downstairs to the first floor to open the door, it's their policy; the Don's are awesome, especially Bo, but I think she is leaving this year
- I stayed at Laurier Place, which are town houses on campus; you have more liberty and room than in Bricker; and it's some bucks cheaper
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Rui F
Academic
Course recommendations
- talk to people that already had them and the teachers, they give good advice
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional

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Rui F
Overall
I wish I had known...
it's very cold in the winter
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
- do your best
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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
- you will see
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items