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JOHN W
UNISA, Adelaide, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Within a couple of week you'll see everything you need to see in Adelaide
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JOHN W
UNISA, Adelaide, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus housing is more expensive
Why?
On campus housing is more expensive than finding it on your own
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Personal comments
Housing is too expensive through the university.
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JOHN W
UNISA, Adelaide, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I got along with Australians fine...the university however is a different story...they still don't understand how a cultural studies course is not a cultural studies course per se....
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JOHN W
UNISA, Adelaide, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Just cost of living
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Travel, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
UNISA decided to take over financial duties from USA and it blew up in their face...and they blamed the students from USA for it by charging them late fees.
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JOHN W
UNISA, Adelaide, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
What a trouble dealing with UNISA's red tape and the problems associated with it.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The want to expand...but before they do they need to restructure their own system on how they run things.
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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
Under no circumstances should you go to this university....The main campus library is so small people laugh when the see the collection. That should tell you something.
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JOHN W
UNISA, Adelaide, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
No recommendations...when it is a cultural studies course and the instructor says it's not a cultural studies course per se...you're in trouble
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Complete overhall of UNISA's infrastructure...when you have instructors who give HD grades to students who use old materials on projects you have to wonder where the hell the instructors have been.
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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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