Reviews of University of Waterloo | Canada

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Denielle W

Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Environmental Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I would choose differently, as then I would gain a new experience. The first place I stayed at was great, but if I stayed there again it would not be the same. Staying at a new place would be a new experience.

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Personal comments

The accomodation at the University was excellent, where I stayed they made the stay enjoyable and had many activities, also there is a great range of accomodation.

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Thomas d

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Experienced a bit of trouble with the local slang, otherwise instructional language was easily understandable...

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Simon S

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Choose the right ones, there are huge differences of difficulty and time comsumption between different courses...

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Access to resources

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Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

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anonymous

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Huge improvement! Although I had the opportunity to speak other languages too, I made big progress in English.

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Sandy M

The Chinese University of HK, Hong Kong, China
Humanities, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

Speech communication, Drama

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Enrolling smaller classes seems to be a better way to interact with local students.

My opinion of the university assessment

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anonymous

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

about the same. Cell phone plans are more expensive.

Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Lots of trips, lots of expenses! Expensive textbooks.

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