Reviews of National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore

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Dongliang G

National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Some local slangs :)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It is a really great university, in a great country. It is a experience that nobody should miss.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

N/A

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kateday

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

convenience

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

accomodation was inexpensive, clean and efficiently organised, the only limitation was meals were not provided by this specific block

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Marc G

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Clubbing in Singapore is great, but expensive. Everything else is cheap.

Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:

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

Bring in duty free alcohol at every chance you get.

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Michael s

McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Law, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

again about to leave in 2 weeks

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

sounds fun

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

why not

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The weekly party at the American embassy organized by the marines. Zouk is among the best clubs. Travellimg in Asia is a world apart!!

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Elodie C

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Local people usually speak madarin to each other, but they are al very fluent in English. There were absolutely no problem to communicate.

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