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saab
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
you can enjoy the student life much better
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Personal comments
there are several halls, fully-catered and self-catered, with different accomodations, fully furnished or not, it depends on your budget.
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anonymous
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
I didn't have any problem. All the people I met were kind and they tried to help each time they noticed I had some difficulties but this barely happened.
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saab
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
Personal comments
there is a good nightlife in towncenter, and a lot of clubs organise special and cheap parties for students during the week. (RG1, the Fez Club,...)
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bond25s
Academic
Course recommendations
Modern Britain, Urban & Regional Economics
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Modern Britain was a good course, but the exam was too difficult. We got tested on what we did not learn.
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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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Alvaro A
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it provides you the opportunity of knowing new people in an easier way
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Personal comments
I ended really glad about the experience there, I would recommend it
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Packersfan24
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I wanted to phone to my family and my friends in Belgium, so, the telephone expenses were quite high.
I have already mentioned that the cost of accomodation was high.
I went out more than in Belgium, as the nightlife in Reading was wonderful and I enjoyed it very much by meeting lots of students and local people.
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I definitely think that United Kingdom is a very expensive country. Everything has a high price, and I think that the most inconvenient thing is that the cost of transportation is so high.
The best cost-saving tip I can give is to get or buy a student card that allows you to benefit from lots of discounts concerning, for instance, transportation, travel, student activites, sport, etc.
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