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4.46 / 5 based on 63 reviews
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Susanne S
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Susanne S
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
easiest way to find something, you have nothing to care about
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Personal comments
24 hours front desk, clean and uncomplicated, but alcohol is not allowed
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Susanne S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
telephoning over the internet with skype is much cheaper, nightlife costs less than in austria or other european countries except in the bigger cities like ny, chicago or miami; travelling is cheap (flight) but the food and the hotels cost more than at home (except motels-not to recommand)
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Travel, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
telephoning via internet
reservation for flights or trips only via internet (e.g. expedia), good tip is to have an american credit card (much cheaper to book on the american homepages than on the german or austrian ones) e.g. expedia.com versus expedia.de
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Susanne S
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
no improvement necessary, absolutely not comparable to vienna
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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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Susanne S
Overall
I wish I had known...
dressing is very casual (t-shirt, jeans and sneakers), you need only one suit or blazer for the presentations
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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
the campus life is awesome but the sourrounding of iowa city has not much to offer; it is absolutely necessary to travel around
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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
my most favorite things in iowa city:
my laptop (absolutely necessary)
digital camera
headset and microphone for telephoning via internet
american credit card
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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
the language was not a problem at all, the people were pretty helpful in any kind of situation
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