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4.31 / 5 based on 25 reviews
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Carolin O
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I study English in Germany and spent some time in England and Australia before, it wasn't about the language at all. I was pretty fluent when I came to Long Beach but after my stay I had completely lost my accent and American became my second language. I improved especially in the everyday slang terms and I believe that I also enhanced my vocabulary in general.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The US is more expensive than Mexico, widely speaking (education, food, accommodations, nightlife, everything).
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Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife, 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
Is better for you to open an acount, just for using it at the ATM machines or cash dispensers in order to save al the commisions you have to pay for the bank from your country.
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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Is the best way to live in the US for me, you have your own rules instead of living on campus.
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Personal comments
There´s a lot of accommodation at the university, you can live on campus or off campus and is even greater, ´cuz there´s a lot of student apartaments next campus and the transportation is free, there´s a little shuttle every hour around apartments.
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Juliette T
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a great place to meet open-minded, internationally oriented people
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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 would recommend to live on campus. You will quickly adjust and feel at home then.
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Carolin O
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I was more independent and I really liked to have a room for my own instead of sharing a room in the dorms. plus I lived close to the beach which was awesome....
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Personal comments
The dorms are great to get to know people easily but as I said I prefer to have a room for my own in an apartment with others.
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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Downtown LA, specially Sunset Blvd., Santa Mónica, Huntington Beach.
In Long Beach go to the Bistro Café, a little coffe shop, beer for 1 buck, and you gonna love it if you smoke...cigarettes, ´cuz you cannot smoke at any public place in California except at the Bistro.
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