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4.30 / 5 based on 13 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
private accomodation helps integrating, on the other hand, campus life is rather good for a start at university
for the first semesters
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Personal comments
it was a little skyscraper, I lived on the academic floor, very calm; busy students as opposed to the lower floors where the undergraduates just started living independently-generally said, this accomodation was pretty spartan, but close to the campus; we were 5 students in the flat, so I could easily make friends
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
downtown there was an amazing theatre, really ancient (relatively ancient) with a slightly morbid charme
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Academic
Course recommendations
Unfortunately the choice of courses was restricted-especially for internationals they should have been offering extra course programs
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
there`s a sharp contrast between canadian students and germans: Canadians are more professional, but they lack individual, private interests besides their studies-once finished, they are pretty young, that`s their advantage-however, we could learn from each other!
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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
In Canada, you won`t find many people talking with a heavy accent; I could improve all parts of my English skills!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
the choice of courses they finally offered me!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
of course there are more exciting places like Toronto or Vancouver, but even such a small place offers you a lot once you seek it
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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
travel more than I did, get a working license to earn enough money for the big summer break-and then, after studying, start studying the country and its people!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
1.cost of living is higher in Canada
2.I was curious about Canada-so I travelled
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Food, Travel, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
phone calls are so much cheaper from Germany to Canada than vice versa; and so are flights/travel agencies
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