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University of Southern California (USC)

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3.91 / 5 based on 40 reviews
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eva J
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
university students live oncampus so it's very easy to socialise with them, either to practice sports or hang out with them
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eva J
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
it was clean a close to the university
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
it was perfect for me because I had to share the flat with another person but not the room, so it was quite independent.
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eva J
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
good lessons to take
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
to take advantage of the good teachers
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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
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
try to socialize with local people
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eva J
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
well organized and easy to follow the lessons.
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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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eva J
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
before my experience I had quite a good english, however I wanted to improve it a little bit
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eva J
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
because I still live at home and don't have all these expenses
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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 text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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