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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 mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bar: The Mary-Ann in Boston near Boston colege
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Babson college is in the middle of the countryside without large facility accomodation. So the best solution is to live on-campus
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Personal comments
Very comfortable but very expensive
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
American teacher are pretty easy to understand. However, American student speak like "spanish cow"
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
- Living cost is more expensive
- Bad currency change rate
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Course material are outstandingly expensive
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Academic
Course recommendations
Entrepreneurship classes = excellent; Other good classes: finance
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
More local people
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
expensive, full of rich people but excellent academic level
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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
Very good experience
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