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3.83 / 5 based on 34 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
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Zoe F
Housing
Type of housing: the first month was spent with a host family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
I would like to live with young students in order to improve my Czech. However, the dorms were not very nice places to live.
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Personal comments
The housing was good because I had 2 roommates, one was Czech and one was polish. Unfortunately, they put all of the Americans on the same floor and this kept us in a group. In general, I think this hindered the experience by making it more difficult to meet Czech friends.
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Zoe F
Overall
I wish I had known...
You are limited to an American group and the program is very small. This has its benefits but can also be very suffocating.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Try to figure out a way to become as involved in local events as possible. Take advantage of the language teachers.
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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
Join local sports teams or a band or something in order to get involved and meet people and practice your Czech.
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Zoe F
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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Zoe F
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
When I left the Czech Republic I could hold conversations in Czech, some of which were complex. Czech is a difficult language to learn and many Czech's complimented me. In Prague, it is more difficult because people want to practice their English and do not have the patience to listen to your broken Czech.
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Zoe F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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