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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best clubs: Pacha and Joy Eslava(need to have ID with you, the bouncers can be quite difficult at times and try to get on a guest list!!)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Space, freedom and cleanliness
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Personal comments
The information about housing was provided by the university. Overall they had really good contacts.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
the students on the school are quite snobbish, stuck-up rich kids and not very friendly. The university is a private university but the facilities are quite dissapointing.
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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
More consideration or involvement with the international students would be great.
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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
best areas to find rooms are Arapilles,Chamberi, Moncloa and Arguelles...the best shopping street in Fuen Carrell!!
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Academic
Course recommendations
make use of the trial period offered, to try out all the courses you think may be interesting before you register for it.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
A bit more consideration could be given to the internatioal students in the lesson, with regard to resources.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Its very fast paced but after a while understanding/instructin improves much faster than actualy communicating in spanish.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Madrid is EXTREMELY Expensive!!! Especially the night/social life.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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