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4.08 / 5 based on 20 reviews
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Brice J
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Portland City Grill
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
In the mean time, dorms areways to get to know lots of people
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Li ve at my parents' in France
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Food, Travel, Overall, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More classes available to exchange students and easier to register to
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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...
the campus life at PSU was not the one I expected, i.e. it's an urban university and there're not as many things going on there as in others campuses.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you have a chance to meet people, go for 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
I lived 4 miles form the campus and downtown Portland, and shared an apt with other roommates so that we could split the utilities and also we had the extras of living in an apt complex (pool, 24-hour gym, sauna, ...)
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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
I went to PSU to get an experience of studying abroad and also has a way to get fluent in English.
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