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4.13 / 5 based on 136 reviews
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Celine L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food/Telephone/Accomodation/Nightlife and life in general are more expensive in England than in France
Travel: England is the centre of "cheap" travel at the moment with so many cheap ooportunities (coaches, ryanair, easyjet and other low price companies), it is so cheap that you can resist and as a result I have spent defintely more than at home!
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Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
phone: international phone cards (about 5p/minute), definitely cheaper than BT!
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elsewhere
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
At a first glance because UK is more expensive than France and also because I did not pay attention to money this year.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Martina K
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
enjoy your time you got there, it'll be over way too fast
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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
great connection to london by coach leaves every 12-18 minutes 24 hours,
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Deserea W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Yes because the exchange rate was 2/1 to the dollar at the time.
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Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a pay-as-you-go phone and not a contract.
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Philipp S
None, Potsdam, Germany
Artificial Intelligence, Undergraduate, 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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There wasn't so much a language barrier as there was a culture barrier. Interesting lesson to learn... =)
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jjho
Nilai College Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, Malaysia
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Partnership
Overall
I wish I had known...
The weather and cost of living
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Young, energitic!
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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
Friendly and very hospitality
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