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Virginia C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Less dining opportunities in Sheffield and cheap food (sandwiches, fish/chips).
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Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
After 6 months in European resident, you may buy a Interrail pass to travel during Spring Vacation, cheaper than Eurail. Periodic cheap flights, ie 39 pounds from London to Ireland.
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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
it is more comfortable to live in a self-catering flat or house with some other people than to stay in a hall of residence that has fixed times for meals and strict rules about visitors etc.. living is more relaxed and less controlled.
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Personal comments
accommodation was organised very well and the flats were in general very tidy and comfortable. also, they were located within walking distance of the university and the city centre, which was nice. the rent level was slightly higher than i would've wanted but that was expected.
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JULIAN G
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
THE BUILDING WHERE THE APARTMENT I LIVED WAS, WAS CROWDED OF STUDENTS, AND I THINK IT´S A GOOD THING BECAUSE THE RITHM OF STUDENTS´ LIFE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT OF FAMILYS´ LIFES.
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Personal comments
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE LIVING WITH 10 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE SAME FLAT.
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Nicosi
Academic
Course recommendations
Teaching level in England is much lower than in Germany. The speed of learning and teaching is very slow, everything is explained very often to enable really EVERYBODY to understand. I was disappointed about the amount of things treated in one semester.
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Interaction with international students
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
the language the professors spoke was very well understandable, and coping in everyday situations was quite easy, but having a deep conversation with a sheffielder was sometimes quite confusing, as the local dialect was rather difficult to understand.
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r_westermeier
Housing
Type of housing: Hall of Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
In a hall it is hard to get contact with English students. It would be better to stay with a family and to experience the everyday life there.
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Personal comments
Some of the facilities were pretty old. The staff was nice and made it easier for me to stay in Sheffield.
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