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UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA STUDENT FEEDBACK 16-17 Student Profiles UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDENT FEEDBACK 16-17 Student Profiles Ellen American Studies Georgia American Studies Charlotte Geography with International Study Samuel Psychology Connor Physics with Astrophysics Max Physics with Theoretical Physics Joshua Physics Frances Geography with International Study DISCLAIMER: Feedback from former participants is made available by the International Programmes Office to assist students preparing for their time abroad. The comments expressed herein are those of individual students who have previously studied or worked abroad and do not represent the views of the International Programmes Office or the University of Manchester. While every effort is made to ensure the information is accurate and up-to-date it is essential that it is read in conjunction with the Study and Work Abroad Handbook and other official resources provided by the International Programmes Office. Ellen Accommodation wise I made a fault in choosing to live in the on-campus I-House. It was a very heavy controlled area by staff and the resident advisors that made it a very restrictive place to live. Heavily enforced rules on drinking and quiet hours were often far more extreme than necessary and created a culture of resentment with many of the residents. Being on campus was handy for getting to classes but also meant I was further out of the city of often isolated on campus. Many friends of mine lived off campus and had a more enjoyable living experience so I would recommend that. Georgia I lived in an apartment home-share (with USH) for the first semester which was great but a little expensive and in Albany which is a 15min bus ride away. You get a free bus pass but most people live right near campus so it's better to live closer. I would recommend the co-ops, they're one of the cheapest options, food is included (Bay Area food is so expensive) and it's a really fun experience. Charlotte I lived in private dorms. International students are placed in triple rooms with two roommates. You'll have 1 or 2 RAs on your floor who organise events and programmes for floor bonding You must buy a catered meal plan but the food is exceptional! Accommodation is expensive! A triple room with a basic 14 meals a week plan was $14,000. Samuel I was staying in university apartments on campus, specifically in the international halls. I was initially very reluctant to be bunged in with the internationals and actually appealed against it because I wanted to have an authentic American experience. I am glad they rejected my appeal for several reasons. a) I now have friends all over the world. b). international students are very keen to travel and make the most of weekends by taking trips away etc. (as I'm sure you will too) and this is a great way to meet and band together to organise these. c) the international apartments at Santa Cruz are actually about 50% American students anyway (my apartment was 4 Americans to 2 internationals - myself included). d). if you are going into the year abroad with the correct mind-set and are brave, then you will meet plenty of people outside of where you live anyway, besides - you are already a novelty if you are British and living in America - this will work to your favour when meeting people! e). The age of international students is generally higher and closer to your own, whereas other students living in halls may generally be first years, which you may find fun at first but a little tiring after a while. ------ all this being said, I'm sure you could have an excellent experience doing the exact opposite of what I have described - in fact, I'm sure I would have myself, but that's the beauty of the year abroad - go with your gut and make the best of every situation you find yourself in, that way, whatever happens, you'll have a great time! It was however, insanely expensive, somewhere in the region of $10,000 for the year - but as far as I remember that included food, which is a big expense over there, and as mentioned before the convenience of the dining halls is pretty invaluable. I am sure it is possible to find quite significantly cheaper places to live off campus, but if you do this before you move over there you have no way of viewing the places yourself, you don't know the local area, and you don't know anyone who you can arrange to live with. A good solution for this, if you want to live off campus, would be to live in the international halls for the first semester and then move out for the second two. Connor Whilst at UCLA I lived 'on the hill' in the university-controlled halls, aka dorms. I went for the cheapest possible room, which was still around $12,000 for the year. The room was a classic triple, meaning I was sharing a room with two other people, and no air conditioning. The room was well furnished and clean, and you get used to having roommates surprisingly quickly, however to counteract the LA heat we had to have 3/4 electric fans set up around the room going constantly. The bathroom I had access to was shared between all the guys on the floor (around 50), but it got cleaned twice a day and there were plenty of showers and toilets so I never had any problems there. I would however recommend bringing a pair of flip flops that you don't care much about to wear in the shower. There is no kitchen you can access, however you are allowed to have fridges and microwaves in your room if you want to keep snacks/cereal. Honestly you wont miss having a kitchen if you live on the hill because included in your rent is a meal plan for the on campus restaurants, which have been voted as the best college food in the country, and after eating there you would probably agree. If you are unable to live on the hill, then most other students live in apartments in Westwood, right next to campus. I lived there over summer and it is a nice neighbourhood nearly entirely consisting of students and not too far from campus. Prices in those apartments typically range from $500-$1000 per month, and then of course you have to buy and cook your own food on top of that. Max I found a room in a private home after arriving without being able to find a place to live. I had a private room for $750/month, which is cheap as it was out of the way and I had to cycle 5 miles to get to campus! Isla Vista is the Fallowfield of UCSB, and most students live in doubles or triples there and pay a similar amount to me for the privilege. I wrote an email to an incoming student that Ronia put on file which is much more explicit. Joshua I lived in university accommodation, on 'the hill'. It was easy to arrange and good fun, however a triple room means you don't get much alone time. Frances I went into private halls as the college ones were not available to me. I was unsure about finding housemates online as I would not have met them etc. However, I moved out of the halls after the second quarter and would highly recommend jumping in the deep end and picking housemates and living in houses. Don't sign any contracts until you reach America to allow flexibility and maybe even just sublease for one quarter find to find your footing. But I would 100% not recommend going into Tropicana or any other private halls in Santa Barbara. Despite being highly convenient, it is overpriced and you are with mostly freshmen, also you become much more immersed into the real UCSB "scene" through living in a house with people who are beyond freshmen. It means they know where to go and what to do. Ellen Academically UCSD differed quite a lot from Manchester. For many of my courses the assessments were far more frequent, but worth less of your grade. I found the marking system to be surprisingly generous, which I think occurs because there is less study time, so lower expectations of what can be achieved. There are no study weeks like in Manchester for either midterms or finals which can be quite stressful. Overall I found that as long as I completed the work and attended all the classes/did readings, my grades were higher than that of Manchester. I selected all of my modules prior to arriving however, when enrolling, many of those classes weren't running so I had to change. I would recommend taking any courses you know you really want to do in your first quarter if they are available as you can't guarantee they will be running in the second. Professors are also more than happy for you to email them prior to enrolling to a class if you have any questions. Georgia Academically, it was a lot more intense than Manchester, people worked consistently all day (and sometimes night) throughout the entire year. The work was easier though and there was little to no research unless the class was a research class or had a specific paper. The professors were really engaged with students personally (through office hrs etc.) and the classes were more participatory (even big 150 people lectures).
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