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Overall
I wish I had known...
Well you have to expearience it yourself anyway:-)
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Well the university it self is kind of nice but it´s more the city, people and all that staff what makes it what it is:-)
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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
Take a lonley planet with you...there are so many highly recommended places in spain which you shouldn´t miss. The most important for me was Granada...but that´s a personal story:-) Try to travel arround as much as you can...it´s worth it:-)
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Academic
Course recommendations
Try out as many as possible and choose after a few weeks:-)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More interaction in the courses would be nice...most of the time only the Prof was speaking...that´s boring sometimes
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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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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
Well it´s allways easy to communicat with spainyards...especially in bars. They are very open minded in general and that helps a lot!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Well I traveld arround very much so it´s clear that I spent more money than normally:-)
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to find a cheap flat in the centre, than you dont need taxis and so on...in the morning hours rice at GranVia is very good and cheep:-)
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Housing
Type of housing: Shared flat
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Shared flat
Why?
It was very nice to live there and aswell very interessting you can always learn a lot from living with other people:-)
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Personal comments
There are some dormatories but in general it is better to choose your own flat or share it with some other students. The best is to look in segunda mano - news paper but even better is to check the webpage ot this newspaper!
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Student life
Describe 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
Personal comments
Sofa Club - Mercado Fuencarral
But there are so many great bars and pubs in Madrid, you should try to taste them all even though it seems impossible:-)
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