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A. Read the text below.

by Katherine Burch

Ever wondered what it is like to be a student in another country? Three students from around the
world give us a look into their lives.
USA
Alexandra Ziegler studies photography at rural Montana State
University in Bozeman, Montana.
Studying: She spends 40 hours per week on homework,
classes, study and take pictures. She takes four to five classes
(which meet two or three times a week).
Cost: Studying in USA is expensive. The state university offers
cheaper tuition fees than the private. Financial aid or
scholarship is available either from the school or the
government grants.
Fun: She spends her free time hang out with her friends at
campus ministry or just go out to a movie.

The Netherland
Bastiaan Spijkman is a Financial Economics student at
Radboud University in the city of Nijmegen.
Studying: He studies around 20 – 25 hours a week but it
varies a lot per trimester. Most classes have either one or
two lectures per week. So that comes from four to eight
hours of lectures per week.
Cost: Government students’ loans are available at very
reasonable rates and repayment conditions are very lenient.
Government studies are also available depending on your
parents’ income.
Fun: He spends his time by going to bars, doing exercise,
hanging out and making dinner with friends.

Turkey
Iᶊil Defterli studies Industrial Engineering at Kadir Has
University in Istanbul.
Studying: He studies approximately 10 – 12 hours with
around 20 lectures.
Cost: I have scholarship so university is free for me.
Government gives money to students as a loan. The students
have to pay back the money when they start working.
Fun: I love hanging out with my friends inside the house or
outside. Istanbul has many option of nightlife entertainment.
You can go to clubs, casual bars, jazz bars, karaoke bars or
just a nice restaurant.

Adapted from: http://www.independent.co.uk/student/study-abroad/whats-student-life-likein-other-countries-8457769.com
Pictures are courtesy of: Arum Octaviani HM
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