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Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)

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4.16 / 5 based on 186 reviews
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Manuela T
Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
the housing service of the university is better to be left out - is just arranging the most expensive accomodations of the whole town!
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Manuela T
Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
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
none
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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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Manuela T
Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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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
4
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
it is worth experiencing it
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
don´t forget your umbrella
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Manuela T
Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
at the beginning very tough, because the spoken language is not spanish but gallego
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Manuela T
Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: student dorm
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: flat-sharing community
Why?
best tradeoff between costs and convenient living
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
good experience, dorms are the best to get to know many people and adapt soon in a foreign country
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Manuela T
Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within 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
some bars with celtic live music "garigolo", "casa das ceixas"
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