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Karin G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
As the euro was pretty strong when I was in the United States, life in general was pretty cheap. I spent less on phoning because I used skype - a good and cheap way to stay in contact with all your dears!
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Overall, Travel, Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
When you want to withdraw cash from your account - use your debit card! They don't charge that much!
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Karin G
Academic
Course recommendations
Do the required homework throughout the semester and you will do fine at the exams!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I can't think of any
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I can't think of anything.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
For the staff of this university: Stay like you are! I've never seen such a good working climate!
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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
Honestly, Corvallis is not a vivid city, so there is not much to do. However, I tried to learn about my host country as much as possible and to make my stay abroad as special as possible. And I succeeded. So, you can do it as well!
My travel tips:
in Oregon: Silver Falls and of course the coast!!!
in Washington: Seattle
in British Columbia: Vancouver
Hawaii! - If you can do it, do it!!
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Karin G
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
People are very friendly, helpful and talkative over there. So you get in contact with people easily and you can take advantage to talk a lot and ask all the things you haven't known yet. In this way I've improved my language skills to a great extend. Also, all the papers we had to write for classes helped me to enrich my vocabularly!
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Karin G
Housing
Type of housing: Fillmore Inn
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
in order to be more involved in an American everyday life and learn even more about customs and culture
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Personal comments
The housing was pretty close to the university, so it didn't take me long to get there. However, in my eyes, it was too expensive and didn't offer a lot for that price. The good thing was that I had wonderful neighbours!
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Karin G
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There is a pub called Clod's. Very nice! Otherwise: I adored the home parties!
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