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Review by subreenabhullar iNote    Ask this person a question
Course: Graduate subreenabhullar iNote 's
overall rating:

3.2/4
University of origin: Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India
Country of nationality: India
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: Independent
Period abroad: March 2003 - November 2004
1 Housing (rent housing in Auckland, New Zealand) (Auckland, New Zealand hotel)

Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
independently
Why? It avoids any conflicts if one is not aware of host country culture but if its only matter of sharing and not interfering into each other lives, even sharing is good option

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:
3.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Travel, 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:
3.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
More practical elements need to be incorporated to deal with real international business world but steps have been already initiated now by university in this direction which is really good.

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:
Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: At ease in most situations

Learning the language of instruction 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:
Other

Other sources of funding:
Family

Work opportunities
I worked during my study abroad experience.
I worked on-campus

Personal spending habits:
Basically due to currency as Indian rupees value is less than NZ dollars.At home many of these were shared with family members but in host country i was by my own.

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

Nightlife was the same price as at home

Food, Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
2.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
Not really

In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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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