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Academic
Course recommendations
The teachers are great. You can talk to them easily if you have any problem...There are many interactions between teachers and students ! I really apreciated it !
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
When you live on campus, some residences don't have any kitchen so you have a meal plan mandatory.You have to pay the meal plan which is pretty expensive.It is also more expensive to live on campus than to live off campus.
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Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be careful ! Whenever you buy something,taxes are not included...So it always costs much more that you think
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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
Personal comments
Pretty good ! The canadians are open-minded and very kind. I improved my english and I was proud of it.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
It is better to live downtown and share a flat with some friends...But maybe not the first year because life on campus is great to meet people
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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
Well don't forget that Toronto is a pretty cold city...The winter is very long...But you can also enjoy it (ice-skating, skiing...)
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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
The Algonquin park, pretty close to Toronto is wonderful especially during the fall...Don't miss it !!
New-York is also pretty close by bus...
And of course the famous Niagara Falls !!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Well I would recommend kenssington market which is one of the best thing in Toronto with chinatown. Both are full of smells, colors,people...The beaches are great to and you can get a boat to visit the islands...There are so many things to do in Toronto ! But you need to get DOWNTOWN !!!
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
York is a great university. The trouble is that the location is pretty far from downtown. One hour by bus and subway.
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Personal comments
It was pretty good.It depends on what you want. On campus you can have free acess to the library, to the computers...But it is very far from downtown and all the cultural life !
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