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hilde

Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work

Personal spending habits

Because I combined the study period with travelling and called home more often

Travel, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Housing:

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

Don't it too often on campus

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Lin Z

Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I'd love to find a job back there, an apartment/house near work is more convenient.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It's hard to find housing on campus,and very pricey. But I am happy about my housing except for the price.

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anonymous

IESEG School of Management, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Everything is gonna be great!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Schulich School of Business is a really good school and Toronto a really nice city: go over there!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

If you can try to live downtown.

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tanmide

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The location of the off-campus accomodation the host university provided was not convenient due to deficiency in public transport to campus and city area.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

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Space

Personal comments

The accomodation offer did not mention some aspects of the apartment - namely that is was a basement apartment, only one bedroomed and had to be shared with another exchange student.

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hernanmanson

Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Closer to Downtown Toronto and because I already went through the ¨living on campus experience¨.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

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Personal comments

none

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hernanmanson

Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I studied english in a bilingual scottish school in Buenos Aires. At shulich Schooll f Business (YorK University) I learned a bit more on the business language academic forms.

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