Expenses Reviews
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sophie t
IFI ESC Rouen Group, Rouen, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
the life cost in the UK is higher than in france, so having the same amount of money for a month than i usually have in France i had to be carefull. anyway i am use to be carefull with the money i get now, so i knew were to spend and were not to spend (for example the travel, by train is very very expensive in the UK, cigarettes and alcohol are over taxed)
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Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
it is necessary to have a british bank account (which is difficult, butthanks to my workplacement i also had an advantage) otherwise the banking fees taking money from a french bank account to aa british cash dispenser is very expensive
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katie s
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, United States
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I travelled a lot and spent a lot of money buying phonecards to call home.
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Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I would suggest to students from other countries to open up a bank account in England, because if you always take out money from the ATM/ cash point, you get charged an absolute fortune everytime you withdraw money! I lost a lot of money that way.
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Henna V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Using mobile phones (even local connections) is much more expensive in the UK than in Finland. The social life in Sunderland was very lively so it made me spend more. Local travel is cheap, but then long distance travel (by trains and coaches) isn't.
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Telephone, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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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Travel, Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing:
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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sameer m
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Photography, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
the cost of living in england is much more expensive than any other place i've ever visited.
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Nightlife, Food, Travel, Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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ayose k
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Food, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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