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Han W
Hefei Union University, Hefei, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The "Venue" aka the SU's nightclub and bar. There are also 5 other bars on-campus to choose from, including Woodies and K-bar, which are my favorite, Origins, that I sometimes go. The other two I hardly go, so I don't really remember their names.
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Telisa G
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was great living on campus because I was able to meet so many people, as well as be so close to lectures!
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Personal comments
Housing was wonderful, much cheaper than my housing in Los Angeles! Basically a uni-owned apt, but weekly cleaning service was included!
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Han W
Hefei Union University, Hefei, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Living expenses in the UK is at least 5 times higher than in China; for instance, with £10, I could have barely have a decent meal in a mediocre or lower class restaurant in UK. Whereas, in China, that money would have allowed me to goto an upper class restaurant and eat almost whatever I want and there will still be spare change from the £10. It is apparent that the living index in UK is very high.
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Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Everything is expensive in UK. Be careful with food spending. If one likes drinking, alcohol in UK is relatively cheap. Try to avoid travelling too much, as I found out that travelling cost is where a large amount of my money got spent.
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Aurore 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
We had to work on many presentations and reports so my english was really improved.
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GUILLEMETTE R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Less expenses to be in a family
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Overall, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Life in general is very high so prices as well
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tomasico
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As being a student of Economics I found it really profitable to learn such amount of vocabulary relating my field as well as the overall experience of being able of communicate in whatever I had to do.
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