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Academic differences between Manchester and UBCO
By Jing-Jing Hu (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada) To all those coming to UBCO, or interested in coming to UBCO, here are some differences that you might be interested in knowing beforehand: Term dates and alternative assessment The second term at UBCO starts about two weeks earlier than in Manchester and lasts about four months. Since the start of the term at UBCO falls into the January examination period in Manchester, you have to arrange alternative assessment for these exams. While it is in most cases possible to arrange alternative assessment in the form of an essay in more discursive subjects, such as Politics and Philosophy, other departments, such…
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School Life
By Chris Tenant-Flowers (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA). Hello again! firstly let me apologise for my absence from this blog. I really didn’t believe it had been as long as it had been since I posted but time is really, really flying by this year. I do plan to be able to post a few more of these in the coming weeks as I have a brief gap in my workload it seems (fingers crossed). With that in mind it seems like a good time to perhaps talk about some of the differences in school life that I have experienced over here. This is after all an…
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Why studying in the USA is FABULOUS
By Helen Sheldon (Stony Brook University, New York, USA). Now my final exams are over, it is time to summarise my academic experience here in NY. This post won’t be full of fancy travelling pictures but if you are considering studying in the USA, this is an important read. It will surely persuade you that studying in the USA is a very, very good choice to make… Exams finish in December – and this means no revision for January exams over the Christmas holidays!! There may seem a lot of exams in the USA throughout the semester – mid term and final exams seem to span the whole time –…
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