{"id":4351,"date":"2017-05-08T01:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T15:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2017-05-12T10:11:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T00:11:25","slug":"life-in-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/05\/08\/life-in-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Exeter"},"content":{"rendered":"

To most people, the prospect of living and studying in England isn\u2019t really a challenge and in many ways it\u2019s not. The culture is similar, the language is the same and university assessment is fairly alike. Until you get to a new country however, you have no idea what you\u2019re in for. So\u2026 what\u2019s it really like to live in Exeter, England?<\/p>\n

Exeter? It\u2019s a uni town. No hour long journeys to get to an 8.30am lecture or city protests blocking your way into campus. It has everything you need to get through uni; shops, clubs, scenery by the Quay and even Deliveroo. It\u2019s a 3hour train from London making it the perfect place to study on the cheap but also close enough to the the big city to make weekend trips away achievable.<\/p>\n

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Day trip to London, Camden Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The uni? From the outside it\u2019s like being back at QUT. There\u2019s never enough seats in the library, the food court is a nightmare and getting to the other end of campus is too far for a couch potato like me. What\u2019s different though is the culture. QUT has societies and clubs but they aren\u2019t a big part of student life. At the University of Exeter however, almost every student is a member of at least two societies. There\u2019s a new social on every week and the students thrive on this sense of community. This is definitely something I\u2019d love to bring back home to QUT.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching? Assessment? Less contact hours is something I was pleasantly surprised by. Alongside a completely different teaching timetable. Weeks 1 to 11 are spent teaching, we then have a month break (which has just finished), followed by a month of exams. Assessment is fairly standard but only needing a passing mark of 40% is quite deceiving. Students rarely receive anything over a 65% and getting a 1st (equivalent to a QUT 7) is almost unheard of. So to say it was a shock when I got my first piece of assessment back is an understatement.<\/p>\n

My flat? Thank God for uni accommodation; gone are the days when I have to get up early to make it to class on time. My flat overlooks the campus and all classes are a 5-minute walk away. The communal areas are cleaned 3 times a week and I have a bigger room than I did back home (winning).<\/p>\n

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View of Streatham Campus from my flat window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My flat mates? We have 4 English students, 1 Welsh, 1 Spanish, 1 French and 1 Australian.\u00a0Living with so many people might seem like a struggle to some, but the only space we share is the kitchen\/dining area.\u00a0It has been the best opportunity I\u2019ve had to meet people and make friends; living on campus is by far the best option when studying abroad.<\/p>\n

Choosing Exeter for my study abroad experience is by far one of the best choices I\u2019ve made. With only a month and a half left here I\u2019m devastated at how fast the time is going. It\u2019s made my time in England a home away from home PLUS J.K. Rowling studied here so would I come back? Definitely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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