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4.27 / 5 based on 461 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived with natives, it was great for my Spanish improvement.
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Magdalena J
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish had known that the University would give me some extra money from grant AFTER my arrival from Spain - I would have travelled more while being there.
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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 would recommend it to everybody who would love to experience real academic life and study with great, experienced, helpful and very open academic teachers.
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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
It is worth going on trips organized by the university. The university campus is a bit outside Alicante where you can also find accomodation but it is worth living in the city centre(there is a beach, great nightlife and lots of people). The university and all the people there are very helpful and supportive in any case or problem.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Magdalena J
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I wanted to live with natives - I lived with Spanish and Argentinian people, it was very useful because I had to use Spanish all the time of my stay. At the university we (Erasmus students) weren't treated as any special group of students, we have work as hard as Spanish students and we had to cope with any language difficulties.
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Magdalena J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Spain is a more expensive country in comparison to Poland (EUR/PLN).
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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