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4.06 / 5 based on 60 reviews
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Heike P
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was a good experience to get to know the "on-campus life"
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Personal comments
The only negative aspect was one of my roommates
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Hege F
Overall
I wish I had known...
to save more money
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I recommend it, but live off campus downtown instead of on campus.
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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
Be prepared to study hard, save money for travel and living
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Roland I
Overall
I wish I had known...
the university is pretty far away from Downtown
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
improve the prettiness of the building
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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 had a great time in Canada, plan well in advance and there will be no real problems
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Barbara K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
because you want to experience as much as possible in a very short period of time
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Hege F
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Campus is too far away from downtown
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Personal comments
Pretty nice appartments, spacious and nice
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Barbara K
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Especially in Vancouver there are a lot of immigrants and international students so people with English as a second language are more the rule than the exception
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