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Maciek D
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Use sports facilities there! "Sports Illustrated" wrote they have the best sports facilities in the whole country. And probably they do!
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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
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Maciek D
Academic
Course recommendations
Take Enthics in Journalism! It's the best one in whole galaxy! Btw, whole Missouri School of Journalism at Columbia is said to be one of most prestigous in the US, so it's worth studying there for a while at least.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
They have great experts there, they don't need any advice I guess. Keep going, folks! You are great journalists and great people!
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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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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
It helped me of course, I had to write some press stories in English so I had to try harder and harder. Bit I guess I managed as my story was published eventually.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Poland is quite cheap country in general, but I was impressed how cheap is food in the US. Great impact of really free market! ;)
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Travel, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Use expedia.com for internal US flights. It's really cheap. Even for Kansas-Hawaii flight you can spend only 100$ if you are lucky enough.
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Housing
Type of housing: Hotel room
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Hotel once again ;)
Why?
I have to admit that the conditions in the hotel they prepared were really good ;)
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Almost every club in downtown can be reccomended. However, best pubs are nearby campus.
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