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4.11 / 5 based on 753 reviews
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Steffen B
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
There is no other suitable way to live in Barca
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The best is to try to arrange something before you go down. But: do not use one of the agancies, they rip you for money. Try to share a flat with friends or other students from school, spaniards or exchange. Do not live at the Residencia, it's way too far from the city, as is living by ESADE. Try to get a flat in Eixample or areas close by.
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Steffen B
Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Bars: Oveja Negra, Fantastico, Quilombo, Berlin Bar.
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Steffen B
OverallI wish I had known...
No.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
1
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Don't live near campus. Drink a lot.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Not yet. I still have 4,5 months left.
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Steffen B
AcademicCourse 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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Steffen B
LanguagesLanguage of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
The problem with the Catalan language was much smaller than I thought.
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Steffen B
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Things are cheaper than in Norway, but you buy more of it, and you boy more drinks at the bars/clubs.
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Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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