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4.12 / 5 based on 72 reviews
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ebk5150
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Food, nightlife, and housing are a lot cheaper than at my home school. Travel depends on where you go.
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a rail pass is you want to travel.
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Andrew A
Housing
Type of housing: Halls
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: same halls
Why?
From all the accomedation I have seen this is by far the best. Unbeatable on location and price with a perfect atmosphere for international students.
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Personal comments
It was clean, very cost effecient and in the best location possible. 5 mins from the centre of Harrlem and 25 from Amsterdam.
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ebk5150
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Definately go as you will have an incredible time.
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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
The point of going to this school is more to learn about other cultures than to actually learn skills in the classroom.
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TAN L
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
A bar in Haarlem called "Van Stoffelen", "Melkweg" in Amsterdam, People don't have to miss "Queen's day" and all the free parties! And when summer is coming, don't miss all the bars next to the Beach in Zandvoort, especially the "Woodstock"
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ElAsesino
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food was cheaper, but I did spend a lot more on nightlife becuase I was going out almost every other night.
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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TAN L
Housing
Type of housing: student hostel
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: student hostel
Why?
This student hostel was actually an old church and we couldn't hope for a better place!
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Personal comments
It was such a good experience to live in a church! And i'm glad our host university put all the exchange students in such a place.
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