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Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)

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4.30 / 5 based on 617 reviews
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Namie M
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores - Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Even when Spain was the country with more alike prices that I visited in that period of time because of the exchange currency I spent more because things are more expensive there, and since one euro ir almost 15 mexican pesos
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Namie M
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores - Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
that the international courses were in the University and not in a different building
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Namie M
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores - Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
that international courses were in a separate building
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
4
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Courses not in a separate building, activities for meeting international students, a welcome party or something
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
1
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
It's a nice place to stay, is a little city, you don't need to use bus or anything, you can walk almost everywhere, is really safe
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Namie M
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores - Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I speak the host country language because I'm from Mexico, the instruction language was english, I've already spoke it so it was not so hard
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Namie M
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores - Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
To feel more independent
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was good, the program was from University of Texas Panamerican but imparted in Salamanca, Spain
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Namie M
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores - Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I don't remember very well the names but one of them was Capitolium
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