Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? I'd rather live in an apartment/house because: 1.- Considering rent, food and utilities, the final living cost for an apartment is lower than on Campus. 2.- No need of sharing the room with your roommate and restrooms with the rest of the students living in the same floor. 3.- More flexibility and quality regarding meals. Living on campus implies eating the food the cafeteria/Dining hall offers and at the scheduled time. 4.- Dorms are usually noisy spaces because there are too many students, with different schedules and different objectives. Therefore, it's difficult to have the appropriate environment for effective study.

Personal comments:
none

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
Best cafes on Newbury st., pretty close to Emmanuel College. Excelent Jazz concerts in bars at night and parks during daytime. Delicious seafood at Union Oyster House, speciality in Lobsters. Other pretty good restaurants at Quincy Market area and Chinatown. Student's favourite night club: Avalon, dance, house and trance music, really close to Emmanuel College. Also, good pool halls at the same area.

Course recommendations:
American university provides, in general, a good student/faculty ratio. Thus, the relationship with the professors is easy and close. Take advantage of it and learn as much as you can. There's an enourmous variety of courses, choose wisely according to your objectives and possibilities.

Personal comments:
There's plenty of scholarships for American students. However, I would suggest more efforts from the University regarding scholarships for international students.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
At home I lived with my parents at that time, therefore, all the expenses related to living costs increased. Food and accomodation are more expensive in the U.S. than in Spain. Telephone expenses also increased haivng to call to Spain. nightlife is really up to your spare time and your personal choice. I summary living abroad resulted more expensive than living at home for me.

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

I wish I had known...
More information about courses and scholarships available.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!