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melaniehowarth
Student lifeDescribe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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 social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Fantastic - everything needs to be seen and done.
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melaniehowarth
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's the best way to ensure you meet natives, and get an idea of the local lifestyle.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Housing was organised through an agency external to the local university.
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melaniehowarth
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life is cheaper in Spain - also did not have much money, specially to travel
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, 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
No - but would make sure to save a little before going abroad, to make sure you have the esources to travel.
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melaniehowarth
AcademicCourse recommendations
Choose from fifth year courses as fourth year ones are conducted in Catalan, not Spanish
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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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melaniehowarth
OverallI wish I had known...
A little more info would have been great, but that's my home university's fault!
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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
4
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Absolutely fantastic, both academically and socially - I definitely recommend it!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
2
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
None
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melaniehowarth
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Learning Catalan as a foreign language was not really an option - got by in local bakeries etc.
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