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3.96 / 5 based on 189 reviews
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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
There are a lot of good places to go out around Fuencarral and in Arguelles. The Pacha is a very nice disco with good music. The Buda Bar is a little bit outside Madrid, but also a good place to see (you have to go by taxi). There are a lot of possibilities in Madrid to go out. You just have to try different clubs and see what you like.
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Housing
Type of housing: Shared apartment with 4 people
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because living with people you don't know can sometimes give some problems in cleaning the house for example and noise. I prefer to live on my own or only with two persons.
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Personal comments
I had to found housing on my own, but the university does have some information about housing. And for the people who stay one year on the university they have more possibilities.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Spanish is sometimes quite hard to learn, but not impossible. You have to put a lot of effort in it to make a progress. The only way to learn it is practising and try to speak it all the time! Sometimes it is difficult to speak it all the time because you will get a lot of international friends where you most of the time speak in English with. But it is worth to try!
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The teachers have to involve the students more in the classes: make it more practical.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Madrid is a very expensive city. Besides of that this was the first time for me that I lived on my own and that I had to buy my own food and things like that.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
A cost-saving tip is do your groceries in the cheaper supermarkets, for example the Carrefour. (not the Corte Ingles)
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Because this is a private university all the classes are obligated and they are very strict. I had classes 5 days per week. In Holland I am not used to this kind of systems. If you are also not used to this you can better choose for an other university.
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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
I recommend you to visit also other cities during your stay in Madrid. Spain is a beautiful country with a lot of nice places. I went for example to Salamanca (2 hours from Madrid), Sevilla, Cadiz and Granada.
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