Reviews of University of Essex | United Kingdom

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Peter S

Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus, Denmark
Political Science, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Department of Government have been rated the five star with distinction. As good as LSE and Cambridge.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

This is a very nice University. Highly recommended. However, do not bother about the architecture. The buildings are quite bad but not the accommodation.

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martamarina

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Before starting the courses in October, I attended an English course of one month in September at the University of Essex. This has been very useful especially for improving my spoken English with new terms but also they teached us how to organise a written project in English. Then it was fondamental to speak English everyday with my roomates and friends who were mainly foreign students and this was a great exercise for my capacity in understanding spoken English. Therefore, when I came back I had really improved my English and actually after three years I have been able to write my final project for my home university in English mainly thanks to this experience in Uk.

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Emilie T

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Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Try and speak to a current student before you come to get an idea of what the university is like. I was worried about coming, and needn't have.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Campus is quite small, which can become a bit of a bubble and may not suit everyone. But the advantage of being at a campus university is that there is a real sense of community, and you make friends very quickly and easily, which was important to me. Quality of teaching and courses varies between departments, but there are plenty of opportunities to get involved and meet other students, and resources are plentiful.

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

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

University is what you make of it. There are plenty of opportunities available, and the more of these you take up, the more things you do, and the more you get involve with, the more you will get out of your time here. Be open to getting to know lots of people, throw yourself into your studies, and you will have a great time :)

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martamarina

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

I had veri good teachers and in general the courses where structured differently from my home university where usually I attend also 6 hours for one course a week, while in the university of Essex one course consists of nearly 3 hours for week.I appreciated the closer and less formal relation with the professor in comparison to my university.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

In sum I think that the academic life was well organised. The structure of the courses left more space for student work.In my opinion, when there are good professors, I would have also disposed to attend more hours of a single course.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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martamarina

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Living on campus was extremely convinient because I had easy access to classes and to the majority of services I need like library, laundry, pubs and I liked to live with foreign students from various countries.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

In general I consider my experience on campus a positive one. My room was of the right size and near to all the facilities of the university. A possible aspect to improve was a renewing of the building and of the common space like the kitchen. However the university had already started to restructur the oldest buildings.

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