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Review by v_bacha iNote    Ask this person a question
Course: Undergraduate v_bacha iNote 's
overall rating:

3.4/4
University of origin: Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Country of nationality: Canada
Area of study: Economics
Program: Student Exchange programme for Canadians
Period abroad: January 2007 - June 2007
1 Housing (rent housing in Lund, Sweden) (Lund, Sweden hotel)

Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
On campus
Why? Because my housing was the only one that was really bad in Lund..The rest of my friends got great places and you meet many more people while your in international housing.

Personal assessment
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
2.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

Activities, Nightlife take/s place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment


Personal social experiences
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Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
The courses are fairly easy, therefore do not stress too much about them

My academic experiences
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Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment
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Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
4 Language

The language of instruction was:
English

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before:
No problems in any areas (including slang)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Learning the language of instruction was not a factor in choosing my host country

The local language was:
Different than language of instruction

My proficiency in the local language:
before:
Did not speak it
after: Basic phrases

Learning the local language was not a factor in choosing my host country


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Work opportunities
It was not legal for me to work.

Personal spending habits:
It simply the cost of living there that differs in some areas.

The accessibility of student needs
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Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Food, Telephone was more expensive than at home

Overall was the same price as at home

Nightlife, Travel, Housing was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
no, not really

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
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Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career

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