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4.36 / 5 based on 148 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you like Salsa: Mama Rumba; must visit: the Sanborns in the "casa de los azulejos"
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
you have a private room but as well people to talk to
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Personal comments
The ITAM offers a list of different possiblities to live during the stay in Mexico
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
quantity (number of homeworks, essays, presentations) is more important than their quality (sometimes they don't read your work)!!!!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
put more value on quality of student's works
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
that you have to write a lot of exams and presentations
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Share your preparation work e.g. reading list in a team. Alone it is too much!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Travel as much as you can in this fascinating country which offers you a plenty to see and to get to know. Talking to taxi-drivers can be very funny but also very informative!!!
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Languages
Language 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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
because big parts of literature was in english, I improved it as well!!!
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