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DanielZywietz
Housing
Type of housing: with other students
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's better too have the freedom to have visitors, more private space, ...
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Personal comments
Finding decent accomodation in BCN isn't easy - but then you won't be spending lot's of time at home anyway, so take it easy...
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Check out La Paloma (C. Tigre) on thursday nights from 01:30. Otherwise: Try to get at least some studying done...
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Academic
Course recommendations
Chose the professor first, class second. If they speak catalan, leave immediately, it's not worth the hassle.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Hardly any discussion, it's a straight frontal approach, the teacher talks, the students take notes. There are more modern approaches these days.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
How important the Catalan/Spanish language question is.
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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
Don't choose obligatory (for the Spanish) classes, they tend to be crowded and difficult to pass, while not providing much knowledge. Go for smaller free electives where you can talk to the professors personally.
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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
Come once and you'll keep coming back!!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Barcelona being one of the big European cities is more expensive then many other parts of Spain.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy at Dia, Lidl or one of the other discount supermarkets.
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Barcelona is in Catalonia, which is not Spain. 50% of the classes are in Catalan which sounds like a mixture between French, Italian and Spanish. Foreign students don't generally learn Catalan during their stay.
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