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3.91 / 5 based on 70 reviews
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luca f
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the best night is the wednesday night at the student union, then if you want to have some fun you should better move to cardiff that is only 20 minutes by train. other really good parties are the longest days which take place at the end of the year.
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luca f
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because i have more freedom in my own house rather than in the campus
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Personal comments
it's well organized but the quality of the houses is a little bit cheap
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luca f
Overall
I wish I had known...
how courses were organized, it difeers too much from the italian organization
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
you will meet people from all over the world, accept their culture and try to be friend of all, then you will have fun
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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
traveling in uk is very expensive but there exist a lot of solutions. do not be shy of you because specially at the beginning you will have problem with the language and if you dont speak you dont learn!
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luca f
Academic
Course recommendations
i took part in 6 courses and all of them were really good. i just want to recommend paul thomas and will williams as the 2 best lecturers of all the courses.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
i think they should organize classes a little bit more through the week and not just 2 hours lecture and 2 hours tutorial each course.
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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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luca f
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
they speak english as first language but the accent is really different from england, i would say they speak faster and with a marked accent, at the beginning was a little bit diffucult but soon it has become easy.
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luca f
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because life is more expensive in uk than in the rest of europe
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Housing, Travel, Telephone, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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