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Robert S
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Meeting people is much easier and there is always someone you can depend on there or someone to go home with at night, having a great time all along. Affordable, favorable location and very social
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Personal comments
University of Manchester has various campus locations and as diverse as your wishes may be, there will be something that will suit you. You probably won't spend much time at home anyway ;)
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Cristinette
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There wasn't much contact with the students who were doing the same courses as me. They weren't very open to foreigners or new students.
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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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Odalo A
Overall
I wish I had known...
Manchester is colder than you thought it would be. Carry your warmest jacket. It rains all the time and thats not an exaggeration,
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Awesome it was!!!!
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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
This might change your impressions about london forever, mancunians are very different from liverpudliand and londoners, different parts of the UK have different cultural variations
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Serena A
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing in particular.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I would reccomend it to everybody.
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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
If you go to England try to see Scotland:it's marvellous! In England it's very easy for students to find a part-time job.
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“Review of life as a student in Manchester”
Nader M
United Kingdom, Undergraduate
Economics, 2022
Overall
Manchester is an international city with people from all over the world and you will not struggle to find the people that you connect with. However, it is not as lively at night time compared to other cities in Europe. It is usually very quiet on the weekdays past 10 PM.
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Pros
The quality of information, staff and facilities
Cons
It is usually difficult to get in contact with someone if you have a problem
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elelele77
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cinemas(plenty of them and special price for students) ScuBar (you can have a good bear in a relaxing atmospehre), Tropicana (where you can find most of the student drinking and dancing cheesy music at a good price), Crobar( just to have a brake), Opera House (pretty small but you can see ballets, operas, and the best musical in tournée all around U.K.)
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