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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
english to english, no problems.
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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The exchange rate will kill you with us dollars or most other currencies.
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Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Many of the students on study abroad were fairly wealthy so i guess if you got the cash it's all good. My spending cash was limited throughout the trip. By the end of the trip i was pretty much completely dependent on my credit cards. I probably could have skimped by, but i was already there so i wanted to just enjoy myself.
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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish i had known more about the college. It was an interesting experience, but if i did it again I would try to go to a local college in a residential area of london.
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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 don't mind the cost, and really want to stay in central London, this is the way to go. If you really want to experience local culture, and meet locals, look into schools outside of central london or london at all. At first it's very exciting to live in central london, but after a while you realize it's mostly tourists and rich people. Go out and explore some of the boroughs when you have a chance.
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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, if you're there to travel or just experience the place. Just try to get an odd job and live there for a while instead of doing study abroad. When i was there, i found school just held me back from doing what i really wanted to do. You could do alot of travelling or live fairly comfortably with the money you spend on tuition there. Take advantage of Heathrow while you're there, you can fly to alot of exotic places for cheap (compared to fares from the US). I went to Dubai after Finals. Also, try to rent a car on a trip to Italy or France, it's tons of fun. there's all sorts of picturesque winding roads and quaint little towns that no one else visits.
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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
In general, I would say they are rather boring. Take classes you are interested in and have a lot of field trips. Otherwise lectures are quite dry and boring, and classroom seating pretty uncomfortable.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There's not really any "local" students. Regent's is kind of weird, there's 3 schools there. Mostly, the school is comprised of the American study abroad students, and the european business students. The europeans there come from VERY wealthy families (it's an expensive school by european standards). the ones you manage to get to know will probably be quite interesting, but most are snobbish and have coke problems (not joking). When i was there there were 2 saudi princesses and a russian model just to name a few. Most of them drive Porsches and BMWs, one even came in a Lamborghini on occasion. It's pretty ridiculous.
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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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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The dorms are almost all American study abroad students. If you like dorm life it's pretty much what you'd expect from a dorm. the dorms are part of the college in the park, which is really nice, but you don't get to experience a real London neighborhood and meet locals.
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Personal comments
The beds suck, i didn't sleep well most of the time. Even though the dorms were mostly Americans, we did get to know the few europeans that lived there quite well.
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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Try a club called Fabric, it's in some converted industrial complex and pretty popular. The crowd is mostly young people from around london, and a few unsavory types (pickpockets, drug dealers, etc.) It's REAL London, not the Piccadilly crap.
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