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Aston University

113 reviews
3.82 / 5 based on 113 reviews
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marialahiguera
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EMBS
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
because it would be cheaper than a residence, and besides i want to work , not study again
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Aston University is a wonderful place to study and the residence was pretty good
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marialahiguera
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EMBS
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
the Works is the best ight club inBirmingham!!!I recommend it!!
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marialahiguera
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EMBS
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
cigarrettes, entrace in night club and food are chepare in Spain than in uk
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
i could manage to live there cause i had the help of my family
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marialahiguera
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EMBS
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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marialahiguera
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EMBS
Overall
I wish I had known...
in general nothing dissapointed me
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
2
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Aston university is a good one!!!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
The great thing is that in the uni the will give you all this information
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marialahiguera
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EMBS
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
it was quite easy to improve my english cause i had to speak it everyday!!
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