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Brunel University

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3.72 / 5 based on 60 reviews
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Joy D
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, United States
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To isolated to live anywhere else.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Smalll but affordable and some rooms are large but it's luck of the draw.
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Joy D
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, United States
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Must travel to london and then sky is the limit. Sunday Best (in Claptom Commons) the End night Club and The funky Money Bar in Camberwell.
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Joy D
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, United States
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
This is a product design (mainly campus) but the html coding course is fab.
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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
more computers available
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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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Joy D
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, United States
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
how cold and wet it really is.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
1
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
It is a great opportunity to learn a very different work ethic, it's worth every penny.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Pack things that can be layered, stury , water proof shoes and be prepared to proof your not a stupid american to just about every Englishman you meet. Also most native will not truly begin friendships with Eramus until you drink together.
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Joy D
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, United States
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I did more travelling and the usage for phone is crazy, you do not have a personal phone and there are no rate plans. Most people use mobiles which are fairly expensive or payphones.
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Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
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
It is very difficult to open a bank account if you are not working and also if you do not have proof of personal residence.
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Joy D
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, United States
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
fine we spoke same language
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