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4.01 / 5 based on 71 reviews
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Henna V
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
The students union club, Manor Quay, turned out to be my favorite. The football matches are also worth checking out.
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jill b
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Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
the pound eats up the dollar, even if the numerical cost of something is the same as at home you're paying much more than that in us dollars
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Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Travel, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
yes, i went home $7000 in debt on my credit cards. i hadn't planned well enough for how much it was going to cost to live in the uk. but it was worth it.
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jill b
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Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Personal comments
it was an 'interesting' neighbourhood
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salina
Yantai University, Yantai, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
media programme is excellent
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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
good experience
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Alanna M
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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
opportunity to practice
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Nadia N
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had no [roblem in communicating in either Arabic or English
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