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University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Review by juliehubertz    Ask this person a question
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overall rating:

3.6/4
University of origin: Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Country of nationality: Denmark
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: University Agreement
Period abroad: September 2004 - December 2004
1 Housing (rent housing in Madison, United States) (Madison, United States hotel)

Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
On campus
Why? Living on campus is by far the best way to meet the local students and get fully integrated into the college community. Furthermore, living on campus is very convenient, since you are close to all the different facilities.

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:
4.0/4
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:
Although being a business major, I did take some courses at the political science dept., since I had the option. So I would definitely recommend looking outside ones immediate degree.

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 - Learning English

Language of instruction was:
English

Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your English:
before:
No problems in any areas (including slang)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)


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:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
A private grant

Work opportunities
It was not legal for me to work.

Personal spending habits:
I spent less. Food was very cheap, especially since the exchange rate was very favourable.

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

Telephone, Housing was the same price as at home

Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall was less expensive than at home

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

I wish I had known ...
How much time one has to devote to studies. A lot more to read than what I was used to.

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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