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4.16 / 5 based on 186 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The historic part of the city is wonderful, especially at night: it's full of pubs (1/40 inhabitants), full of young people, full of life. By day it's interessant to visit celtic remains: Castro Baroña, cerca de Noia (w/bus); "Pico Sacro", from where you have a wide view on all the galician lands; and the "Parque Natural Dunas de Corrubedo", Corrubedo, where you can also bath and stay on the wonderful beach.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Living in an apartment with other spanish young people is extremely positive: to improve your language, your social skills, and , very important, to be happy and give happiness.
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Personal comments
Santiago de Compostela University (Spain) is a little bit harder than mine (Trento, Italy), and better concerning social facilities for students: excellent, from several points of view.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
More information about subject content, i.e. what I'm going to study if I choose, for example, cultural anthropology.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Study! It's not so easy to pass w/ a good mark the exams, they're quite stricts, but the professors are very kind and helpfulness.
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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
advices?
Everyone is afraid, but don't be afraid, speak with all the people you meet, be curious, better, interested, and smile!
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More exams dates!!!
Twice a year is insufficient! And the dates are always so concentrated in such a few days!!! All students say the same, they would like to have more possibilities, simply to organize better their studying time.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It's important to live w/ spanish people if you really want to learn spanish.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Less because of different cost of life in Spain, that all is generally cheaper.
I spent more at night because of wonderful night life of Santiago de Compostela.
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Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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