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4.58 / 5 based on 31 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best Cafe: Cafe Havana, Greenbelt 3
Best Beach: White Beach, Boracay
Best Dive Spot seen: Balicasag Island, off Bohol
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Much more comfortable and spacious.
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Academic
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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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the electives offered before going there. I also wish that I had known before, that doing an internship as required is not mandatory after all and that the school is not very helpful with assisting in finding one.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you need to get credits for the courses at AIM than make sure you are majoring in finance or marketing, because there are only few other courses being offered and the final list of electives is not available until one week before start of classes.
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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
I can definitely recommend to travel as much as possible. Go and see the beautiful islands and beaches, make a diving course and explore the underwater world - it's awesome. If you want to live off campus check out www.housinginteractive.com.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Living expenses are much lower than in Western European countries.
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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