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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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3.97 / 5 based on 187 reviews
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Roser F
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
favourite night spot will definetly be leidseplein. You cannot miss vondelpark on a sunny day, biking around the city, nemo's roof (close to CS), Anna Frank museum, Free tour around the city
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Roser F
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because the campus i was staying in was so close to my host university and not so far from the city centre. Plus there was a supermarket not so far away and a gym
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I have nothing bad to say about it, they helped me to find a place to stay, which was pretty close to my host university
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Roser F
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
I should say I have improved a lot the language of instruction, not just because of the university, but due to social life, given that in the host country and university everybody was able to speak fluent english
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Roser F
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
I would say that the website should be all in english, to make it easier to the international students, including the schedule
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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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Roser F
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more in my host country than at home because in this last case I used to live with my parents
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Just be careful with the ATM's commissions
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Roser F
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing remarkable
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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
3
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
It's a good university to go as an exchange student
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
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
3
Final comments
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