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Pontífica Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)

Office of International Programs, Academic Vice-Presidency, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Casilla 144-D, Santiago
4.32 / 5 based on 108 reviews.

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“Chile is the best country to travel to in South America” Read Review
axel2s, France

108 Overall reviews of Pontífica Universidad Católica de Chile

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by Martin Friis, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Business Studies, University Agreement
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That my Spanish knowledge was required at this level, I would have taken an intensive language course for 1-2 months before the start at PUC - maybe down here to get accustomed to the somewhat hard to understand/get used to Chilean accent/slang!
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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One important aspect, which we are not accustomed to - at least not from Denmark - is the “controles” that professors at PUC more or less frequently use to test the students and their work - both for undergraduate and MBA-courses! The controles (and maybe a midterm test) are check-ups on whether the students do their homework, and you will often be required to repeat material, lectures and literature (although some controles may be more challenging, e.g. “control de casos”). Don’t worry, the controles are not impossible, and even though the Chilean students can spend days and nights on one single case, the questions asked in the controles are quite fair and accessible if you read the text or case at hand… However, you may to some extent find yourself studying more to memorize and to pass the next control than to actually remember, relate and apply the class material…



FINAL COMMENTS

Good luck with your research and your later exchange abroad - the only sure thing is that no matter where you choose to go, you can be sure that you will not regret it!!
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by Elisa, Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy
Banking, University Agreement
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No, it was suprising in a lot of different ways.
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Most people loved it.



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It's great to understand that your life dipend on a lot of different dimensions, and you have to look at all of them, if you want to develop at human scale.



FINAL COMMENTS

It was great, and it was definitely a special contribute for my thesis, and conclude my university career with something different, respect to stay in Italy just studying on book all the time.
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by Jennifer, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Language, University Agreement
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Taxi drivers like to rip you off. Get your visa before you get there. The bureaucracy in that country is dreadful. Its much quicker and less painful to do it in your home country.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
It is one of the most prestigious universities in Chile. It's very conservative.



FINAL COMMENTS

Isla de Pasuca(Easter Island) is definitely worth a visit. Its expensive to get there but very much so worth it.
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by Christian, Marquette University, Milwaukee, United States
Business Studies, Independent
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More about football, they are big fans and I had no idea, and for them it seemed weird sometimes.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Its a great university, learn as much as you can from the proffesors, and don't be afraid to ask anyone of the university for help, they are very helpful and want to help exchange students.



FINAL COMMENTS

Don't waste all your money in bars. Mendoza-Argentina is a busride away and it is a cheap and awesome weekend get away, and then you definetly have to got to Buenos Aires, Peru, and everything else you can afford. Travelling by bus is longer but cheaper. Fish and sea-food in chiel are awesome. And if you want to develop friendship with locals usually you have to take the first step.
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by Katharina, King's College - University of London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, University Agreement
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
Wide range of courses available. Prestigious university.



FINAL COMMENTS

Chile is a beautiful country to visit with something for everyone. If you go expecting a wild nightlife you will be disappointed though.
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by Paichun, ,
Agricultural Sciences, University Agreement
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Spanish
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
They can provide more housing info and offer more classes for international students with english



FINAL COMMENTS

All is good but chilean spanish uses a lot of special words.
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by Jenny, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Language, University Agreement
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That getting a visa is much easier to do in your home country than in chile. The bureaucracy is not great.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
It is a good and very prestigious university.



FINAL COMMENTS

Get a mobile phone while your out there or if your phone is unlocked you could buy a sim card. NTL is the best network.
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by Harriet, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Language, Independent
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A more comprehensive understanding of the Chilean education system would have helped.
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
It's absolutely fantastic - great location, good facilities, internationally respected, thoroughly enjoyable.



FINAL COMMENTS

As the terms run from August-December, then March-June, make sure you make the most of that huge December-March summer holiday and travel all you can. Sports clubs are a great way of making local friends.
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by Jon, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, University Agreement
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The local slang, but I didn't get my hands on the book which tells it all: "How to survive in the Chilean jungle".
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Go there.



FINAL COMMENTS

A great experience. Get "Footprint Chile" travel guide before going there. Get to know the whole country, from south to north. You will love the country and its people.
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by a_hauge, Columbia University, New York City, United States
Economics, School for International Training
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Not especially.
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Personal recommendation:
Strong Recommendation.



FINAL COMMENTS

Set goals for study abroad experience in advance so that you can get the mostout of it.
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by Oliver, European Business School London, London, United Kingdom
Business Studies, University Agreement
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
Go!



FINAL COMMENTS

Have a Churrasco once you get there and bring proper coffee.
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by idelonc, State University of New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, United States
History, University Agreement
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to enjoy every moment of the experience
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
i'd rather have gone to the public university rather than the private one.



FINAL COMMENTS

be careful with pick pocketing.
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by Emily, Washington University, St. Louis, United States
Political Science, University Agreement
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no
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Personal recommendation:
it's great but a true taste of chile would be studying here as well as at universidad de chile



FINAL COMMENTS

go to macchu picchu!
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by axel2s, Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
International Relations, University Agreement
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it s cold during winter (ie July August)
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
The University is huge, and you can get anything you want from it.



FINAL COMMENTS

Chile is the best country to travel to in South America
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by Emmanuel, HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, University Agreement
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
Just go



FINAL COMMENTS

Try to go during the summer
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by Xaver, Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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No
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I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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Personal recommendation:
University for rich kids



FINAL COMMENTS

Travel travel travel
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by Kilian, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Independent
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chilean culture
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
salsa



FINAL COMMENTS

;-)
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by anne-laure, Institut d´Economie Scientifique et de Gestion de Lille, Lille, France
Business Studies, Independent
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dificulty of courses
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Personal recommendation:
go to chile



FINAL COMMENTS

speak with chileans,they can always help you
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