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Melissa D
Academic
Course recommendations
Take general courses in the university as opposed to the "Cursos para Extranjeros" program that the university provides. In the general courses, you'll have more of a choice and be able to meet local and international students. Keep in mind though that the majority of university courses last for a year rather than a semester.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The "Cursos para Extranjeros" should challenge American student more. The program should also separate students out based on language level -- you had students in your class with 1-2 years of Spanish and others with near fluency. I would also suggest requiring students to take grammar and translation courses.
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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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Blanca2003
Overall
I wish I had known...
A better knowledge of the area and how to get around as this took me quite a while to learn and adjust to.
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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
I enjoyed the university but the people I met we mostly fiom outside the university. the administration is not that good as they are too bureaucratic.
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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
Seville was a perfect location. There is the main train station, Santa Justa that will take you anywhere in Spain, also the beach is not too far and there are buses that can provide transport. I enjoyed the academic side and I enjoyed the classes. There is an airport in Seville that provides acess from abroad.
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koller
Overall
I wish I had known...
- the offers of courses
- necessarity of Spanish
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Do not work too muchs for the university, enjoy the country and the culture
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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
Travel as much as possible, try to get contact to local peaple; there are lots of foreign students, so it is not very easy to get out of them.
The Spanish winter could be quite hard and very wet and absolutely not warm!
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anonymous
NCF, SARASOTA, United States
Literature, Undergraduate, IIS
Overall
I wish I had known...
To bring slippers. It is pretty tough to break a 20 Euro bill. Coins are much more useful, but HEAVY.
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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
Take lots of notes. If you miss a class, get those notes from someone else. All the exams are about testing how much you have memorized from the lectures and are able to spit back.
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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
Get a Bono Bus card, use Eurovoice to call home, get a cell phone with Vodafone, beware of pick-pockets, walk on the opposite side of the street from the cathedral to avoid being hussled, and don't walk around alone at night esp. in Santa Cruz and around the Torre de Oro.
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bryantischler
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: with the same family
Why?
i had a great experience with my second host family.i felt apart of their family and it made the adjustment of living in another country easier.the first family with whom i lived i just didn´t get along that well with them.
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Personal comments
the price for accommodation is too expensive for the normal family with whom a student will be placed.the cheapest way for a student would be to live with other students, but in many cases, one will often find foreign exchange students living with other foreign exchange students, and therefore losing the opportunity to learn the other language.
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Inge L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Going out for dinner is here cheaper. You often only pay 1 euro of 1.50 for a beer or a wine. For 10 euro per person you can go out for dinner really good. He housing is also less than in my home country. I rent my room now from an agency and than you pay a little bit more but still about 40 euros cheaper than in my home country. In nightlife clubs you pay the same amount for a cocktail or beer. The daily groceries are here more expensive than in my home country. This is mainly because of the small choice.
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Overall, Travel, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I did not had any cost-savings or finacial surprises.
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