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4.11 / 5 based on 753 reviews
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HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is perfect to do an MBA the independence of living alone. I could arrange my schedule without disturbing anyone
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was perfect. My appartment was quite close to the university and it was pretty good
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Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Barcelona has an amazing night life, nevertheless doing a MBA is not the best situation to enjoy "la marcha". There are many places but I would say that "La champañería" and "El Mirablau" are good places. There is a Very nice and traditional coffe shop in Plaza Cataluña but I do not remember the name now......
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OverallI wish I had known...
No, I think that the experience was good as it was
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
4
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
You should read about Catalan culture and its diferences with the central goverment...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
2
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
Barcelona is a great place to live. You should try to learn Catalan and you will enjoy much more your experience
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AcademicCourse recommendations
The finance area is realy strong at ESADE I would recommended to take as many courses as possible in this field
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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
Sometiemes theory was above real life and I think that maybe real life for a MBA is most important (having a theorical background)
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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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LanguagesLanguage of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was very good, specially because the spanish is also my mother tongue so I did not have any problem regarding communication
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ExpensesMain source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Spain is more expensive than Colombia in general so I was not surprised....
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
No surprises at all.... The tip, if you want to save money you should consider to share an appartment
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