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4.03 / 5 based on 82 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Being on campus helped me to meet a lot of peoples from different countries and to be all the time in contact with canadian.
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Personal comments
Even if the language was different, i really adapted fast to this new life, i was a member of the international student association ( i organized trips around Canada and United States), i was also the captain of an international indoor soccer team.
My first semester was a real success and thaks to my grades,one professor allowed me to follow the next semester a master course about mathematicals models for finance
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I had the possibility to achieve one of my dream: i rent a car and with some other friends we went to Algonquin Park and there i did "Dog Sledding", that was an awesome experience
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
A private grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more in Travel because i was outside Europe and i wasn't far from famous palces like Niagara Falls or New-York that was worth visiting.
I also used more for telophone because i phoned to my family who is living in France and Italy.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I was really well informed about Canada before going so there was nothing i wish to had known before
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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
This university provide everything to help international students, the courses are very good, i really encourage people to go to this university.
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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
The best tip i would give is:
Get informed about all the possibilities you have and speak with all the people to leran more about the country and to have some important advices!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The good thing in my host university was that there were really few french people so i was always communicating in english during the year i spent there!
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