Reviews of University of Waterloo | Canada

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Thomas d

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Thomas d

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

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

for independency reasons

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

was great and unoomplicated

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Thomas d

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Telephone:

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

none

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Thomas d

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

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Thomas d

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

There is not much city life...

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

-

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Good location to have trips to cities like Chicago, Toronto, Montreal or Quebec City!

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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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