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3.87 / 5 based on 33 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
campus accommodation can be poor
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Personal comments
graduate accommodation is quite bad at the university and although there is alot of housing stock in the town - you have to be very careful where you choose to live - for security reasons if nothing else
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
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Academic
Course recommendations
the History department is good, Journalism has a good reputation - I had an awful lot of problems with the Politics Dept. and I wasn't the only one!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I think if certain lecturers stopped taking cocaine and sexually harassing their students things might improve!
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
the exchange rate
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Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
internal travel isn't that cheap - in many ways it's better to have a car
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had gone to the University of Cape Town - I wish I had known more about what Rhodes University was really like.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is OK for a short time and on certain courses - I wouldn't recommend it for post-graduate study in general and avoid the Politics and International Studies Dept whatever you do, in the end I had a very bad experience there and it wouldn't have happened in a university in Europe or the US!
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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
South Africa is a great country and is fascinating in so many ways, but go to Cape Town and the University of Cape Town
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