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Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX)

Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avenida de la Universidad, 1, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada (Madrid), Spain
4.08 / 5 based on 48 reviews.

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80% of students recommend
48 reviews
Housing
4.2/5
 All experiences (48)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (24)
Academic
3.6/5
 4 stars (6)
Languages
4.7/5
 3 stars (18)
Expenses
3.8/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.2/5
 1 star (0)
“I recommend to live in the village of the university (villanueva de la cañada) because it's easier to know people and it's cheaper (no travel cost). If you study art, the level is really low and you won't learn a lot of new things but it is not important if you want to know the language. It's a private university and there is a very different atmosfeer than in a public one and it may be a problem, the students of this university are in general very rich.” Read Review
Nathus, Belgium

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Review by Nathus, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
History of Art, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? my experience was fine and it is a good way to know people from the country where you live
Personal comments:
it's a private university so the accomodation is quite expensive and the houses and appartment's are uselessely luxurious
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
If you choose to live in the village of the university alfonso X (wich is at 30 km of madrid) you can't avoid "calle cristo" where all nightbars stand, the atmosfeer is very good on thursday night!
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
I spoke well spanish before going to madrid but I acquire more fluency speaking
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
the food is cheap; usually, there aren't any phones in houses or appartments so you can by a mobile phone but it's quite expensive; the accomodation is more expensive in madrid; the nightlife is very important in Spain and it's difficult to avoid going out if you wanna make friends; travel in general is very cheap in Spain.
Nightlife, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Overall: was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
no
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
the level of the courses is not very high and if you go to this university, it's more for the social and personal experience than to learn.



FINAL COMMENTS

I recommend to live in the village of the university (villanueva de la cañada) because it's easier to know people and it's cheaper (no travel cost). If you study art, the level is really low and you won't learn a lot of new things but it is not important if you want to know the language. It's a private university and there is a very different atmosfeer than in a public one and it may be a problem, the students of this university are in general very rich.
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