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crajk
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Get uptodate information from your fellow students, travel a lot and enjoy the experiences you will get. Manila has a very vibrant social life, and the Philippines offer beautiful nature.
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Vera L
Academic
Course recommendations
first week is "shopping week", so you can try several courses and decide afterwards. And dont worry, the courses will be fixed one week before classes start, so you have plenty of time to chose your courses.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
they shouldnt teach 100% with case studies. sometimes, theory is nice as well!
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My opinion of the university assessment
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crajk
Academic
Course recommendations
Creative Marketing and Selling by Prof. Joe Faustino, Negotiations Work-Out by Dean Nieves Confesor, and Self Mastery, Arts and Spirituality by Prof. Manikan
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
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Yvonne L
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is easy to find and good.
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Personal comments
Housing at university is ok (old), but I would always prefer living in an apartment on my own or with friends.
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anonymous
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Philippines in general don't speak English very well, as Tagalog is their first language. But the local students speak English very well and many others in Makati do as well.
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Vera L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
it is just so unbelievingly cheap over there!!!
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
no saving tips as it is so cheap anyway...
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