Reviews of American Intercontinental University (AIU) | United Kingdom

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Riccardo P

Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

well, in London I could count mainly on myself and my savings were not so much

Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Overall, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Yes, it is normal that the first time you go abroad you spend more than you imagine. My experience taught me that it takes 3-4 weeks to understand the best places to address for shopping, banking, housing and so forth

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Riccardo P

Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

limited number of courses and very often the same lecture to teach different classes

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

I think my overall experience was all right;many students complained for too much pressure especially at the end of the course, but an MBA course must be hard and prepare students to manage the real job that is even harder.

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

Overall

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Riccardo P

Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Yes, that the life was so expensive in London..

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Good University, very good lectures, few help to find a job

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I am satisfied of my experience in london and I strongly reccommend everyone has the chance to try to go abroad even for few months.I can guarantee, it will be the best experience of everyone´s life...

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