Reviews of ESADE Business School | Spain

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dpro

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

I found prices in general just a bit less than I was used to in Atlanta, GA. Accomodations are typically cheaper for a good location, but of course it is less space. go with the ofertas. The rest of Spain is much cheaper.

Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Travel:

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

be about the "rebaixes". avoid corte ingles, and big name shops like in Pl. Cataluya. Use monthly metro cards, or more

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dpro

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

I took half my classes in castillano and half in english, but If you are comfortable w/ classes in Castillano, they are better.

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

more teacher student interaction, there were some exceptions, but I think that my 3 hour classes would have been more engaging if there was more chance for student interaction.

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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dpro

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing in Barcelona is open in August

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Take time to make a good decision about where you´ll live, it will be important. I lived with all exchange students, but I would have preffered to have a few catalán people living with me also.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Make a serious effort to get out, learn the culture, and cross boundaries- meeting the locals, doing some travel, and finding the best aspects of daytime and nightime activities in and around barcelona

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dpro

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I found it necesary to at least have language skills in Castillano. Catalán is not necesary, but if you learn a few phrases it can be helpful in meeting locals.

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