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4.21 / 5 based on 208 reviews

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anonymous
Academic
Course recommendations
Be careful of prerequisite or you might have some difficulties in some subjects (like requiring a good statistics level)
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Anna P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The costs of living are much higher in UK than in Poland. I also signed up for a few additional activities (ex Karate).
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Housing, Overall, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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saraberujon
Academic
Course recommendations
the university propose a wide of subjects, unfortunately, very few were proposed to me. And they were not very diversified.
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My academic experiences
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Interaction with international students
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Personal comments
The assessment methods are based on "memorising your lecture notes and the content of related books and rewriting them". No personal creativity is encouraged.
Moreover, the teaching methods rely on books and theories. No concrete application is ever studied.
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preethi s
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
lancaster University provides international students support in their early months at the University. I found this particularly good and it helped me to gain confidence in my skills
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“Business assistant”
Chin L
United Kingdom, Graduate
Business Studies, 2023
Overall
Assisted insurance specialists with client problems, visited clients, helped prepare details of contracts, and contacted the main office.
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Pros
Experience is really good.
Cons
pay

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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The particularity of Lancaster University is its proximity to the Lake District, part of the British Natural parks.
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