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Macquarie University

141 reviews
4.01 / 5 based on 141 reviews
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Emiliano S
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Sydney is multicultural city, plenty to do for every intersts
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Emiliano S
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
close to uni, but not full of students
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
great location, good service, ok price
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Emiliano S
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
lower cost of living, but more things to see. paying the rent, no rent at home
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
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
cheaper living than Europe, higher interests in bank account
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Emiliano S
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
staff was great but limited, too many subjects to teach and only few teachers,
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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
fine like this
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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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Emiliano S
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
no, be surprised is nice
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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
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
great campus, great teaching in my Department, just a little out of town...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
worth experience, but choose carefully teh field of study and the Uni more suitable for U. DO NOT link too much with friends of your OWN country, get involved in the host country life
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Emiliano S
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
the best way to learna language is to STUDY in that language
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