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Course: Graduate artdecoring iNote 's
overall rating:

3.0/4
University of origin: Haverford College, Haverford, United States
Country of nationality: United States
Area of study: Linguistics
Program: Independent
Period abroad: January 2000 - March 2002
1 Housing (rent housing in Amsterdam, Netherlands) (Amsterdam, Netherlands hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? But not in Osdorp!

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:
Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities 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:
None

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:
3.0/4
4 Language

The language of instruction was:
English

The local language was:
Different than language of instruction

My proficiency in the local language:
before:
Did not speak it
after: At ease in most situations

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:
3.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings

Work opportunities
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work.
Other kind of work

Personal spending habits:
In america, everything was included in the tuition, or i would be living at home. in amsterdam, i was fronting everything myself from my loan money. If not for that, Amsterdam would have been cheeper (save for travel)

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

Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall was more expensive than at home

Food was the same price as at home

Nightlife 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. well, the rain is pretty intense. i arrived in january, and it didn't stop raining for 4 months. really

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.

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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