Reviews of University of Calgary | Canada

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suarezvel

Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I'd like to have a different experience, the other side of the coin. Since I've already known Canadian culture within a family, I'd like to see how is living on campus.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I stayed at a friend's parents', which was great, they really opened their family to me and made me feel like another member.

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Mariia K

Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

plenty situations to improve language ability, but sometimes just not enough time to pay attention to mistakes - everybody understands anyways. So, to have the language perfect, you need to plan to learn it, it doesn't come itself even when you can hear native speakers 24/7

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suarezvel

Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

No really.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

You really have a good set of courses to choose among. The U. of Calgary is really good in Engineering and Poli. Science which i took.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I love Canada and I'm happy that i made it!

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Daniela H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It becames second nature very soon which was certainly aided by the fact that I was not put in the same apartment with people of common first language and that I didn't meet anyone from my country.

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Barbara E

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Close to the university, sports facilities, social life,...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I liked staying on campus, close to the university, the gym and the food court. It was also pretty close to public transport.

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Daniela H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nope - would have taken the fun out of it!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Don't think about it, just go for it. And exchange semester is never a lost semester!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Always ask question!

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