Reviews of University of Maryland, Schwäbisch Gmünd | Germany

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zlia

Secondary School for Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Full-time student

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

You do not miss anything going on!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I find it really helpful for both my personal and academic development.

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zlia

Secondary School for Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Full-time student

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Schwäbisch Gmünd: Mirage Disco, Keller's Bar, etc.

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zlia

Secondary School for Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Full-time student

Academic

Course recommendations

They were pretty versatile.

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

A bigger number of professors, perhaps is needed.

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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zlia

Secondary School for Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Full-time student

Overall

I wish I had known...

The world can be so small!

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Should stay the way it is!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Check out on this university! Might be the right one for you, too!

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zlia

Secondary School for Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Full-time student

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Do not have an adequate estimeta.

Overall, Travel, Food, Housing, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

No

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zlia

Secondary School for Management, Sofia, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Full-time student

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

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)

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Wonderful!

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