Student Life in Different Countries. Students' Worksheet

What's student life like in other countries?
Three students from around the world give us a look into their lives as international students.
Norway Turkey
Siri Eggset studies North America studies at the University Işıl Defterli studies Industrial Engineering at Kadir
of Oslo in Oslo. Has University in Istanbul.
Studying: She says the number of lectures per week varies. Studying: Işıl says: “weekly I study approximately
“I have from three to six lectures, and three seminars a 10-12 hours, I have around 10 hours of lectures”. The
week. Each of those sections is 1 hour”. The student age students are all over 18. As seems to be common theme
varies from 19 to 70, but most are in the 20s. Most students worldwide Işıl says “students here like to do things at
work hard, especially the last month before the exams.” the last moment, generally they work hard but it
usually comes to last hours.”
Cost: Tuition for Norwegian people is very cheap, lucky
them! “The best thing about being a student in my country is Cost: Işıl says “university is free for me because I have
that it is nearly free. We pay a small attendance fee at the a scholarship. The government gives money to
beginning of the semester (about £140) and buy our own students but it’s like a loan. The students have to pay
books. back the money when they start working.”
Accommodation: students usually rent a student apartment Accommodation: Işıl lives in Umraniye Istanbul
with friends. with her parents. Generally, students try to live close
to the university. “My home is not usual for a student
Fun: Recreation in Norway is interesting and diverse. “In because it is far.”
my free time as a student I do downhill as well as cross
country skiing, mountain biking, and other sports such as Fun: In Istanbul there are so many places to have fun
football. I also have two part-time jobs- one as a teacher and day or night. “I usually spend my free time with my
one at a nursing home. The weekends I am not working I friends in a house or outside. There are so many
like to go out in the calm areas of the city where a lot of options when it comes to nightlife in Istanbul. You
students hang out. I like the flexibility of the student can pick clubs, just casual bars, jazz bars, karaoke
lifestyle.” bars or just a nice restaurant. The best part is the
prices are for students in particular places.”
USA
Alexandra Ziegler studies photography at rural Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
Studying: Alexandra states “photography is a fairly demanding field, with other work I probably spend close to 40 hours a
week on homework, going to classes, studying, and taking pictures. I take four or five classes a week.” As in the UK, “most
students range from age 18 to graduate students in their 30s and sometimes 40s. I enjoy learning and want to get the most out
of my education.”
Cost: Studying in the USA is expensive with price differences between state (government) and private education. Students
who study in the state and they live in can get cheaper tuition fees. There is some help to the cost of fees: “many students can
get financial aid or scholarships either from the school they are attending or from government grants”.
Accommodation: Alexandra says “It is pretty normal for students to live on campus for their first two years of college, but
after that most students move off campus.”
Fun: “I really enjoy the freedom and flexibility that being a college student provides. I like hanging out with friends at Cru or
Crosslife (campus ministry) or just going out to a movie. Alexandra also volunteers at a local therapeutic horse riding centre.
Working with horses is a huge passion and being able to give up my free time to help people with disabilities has been so
uplifting!”
Adapted from: https://www.independent.co.uk/student/study-abroad/whats-

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