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Maria A
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
My second semester in Singapore I moved into an apartment outside the school, which was both cheap and of good standard. But the newest student housing on campus is of good standard and you get to know a lot of locals and international by staying on campus, so there is no need to rent apartments outside the school.
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Personal comments
The newest housing was of good standard and had fast internet access. It is highly recommended if you also want to meet new people.
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Maria A
Overall
I wish I had known...
I was pretty much updated before I travelled.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a great university and they make an effort to make it better if there is somehting that you are not satisfied with.
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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
Singapore is a great hub for travelling in the region. It is easy to travel both within Singapore and to other countries. Everyone is very helpful if there is anything you are wondering about.
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Morten I
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
The official business language in Singapore is English. The official language is Malay, but the majority of the population speaks mandarin. I did only learn a few important phrases in Malay and Mandarin, but there was no problems getting around with just speaking English.
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d99erika
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Singapore has four official languages: English, Chinese(Mandarin), Malay and Tamil(Indian).
Singaporean speak english in their own way, they speak "singlish". In the beginning I found it difficult to understand singlish but I now I have learned to understand it pretty well.
I have also studied chinese during my time here. The possibility to learn chinese was one of the reasons why I chose to go to Singapore.
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Marc S
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I enjoyed it a lot living near the city center and being able to move around even it was pretty expensive.
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Personal comments
I was not in the campus of NTU. However, some friends commented it was improving and the air conditioning was being installed. On the other hand, it was really cheap.
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Elisabeth P
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
Go there if you can and if you can handle being in an Asian culture. I absolutely loved it.
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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
Stay for some time afterwards to go travelling! And not just to Malaysia and Thailand, but also Vietnam and Cambodia
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