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4.11 / 5 based on 753 reviews
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ExpensesMain source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Other
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
First of all because it is a special experience, in which one doesn´t want to miss a single thing. Second, because things like accomodation and nightlife are simply more expensive in a metropolis as Barcelona is.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
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
Drink before you go out. Buy food at Carrefour once in a while, this saves a lot of money.
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AcademicCourse recommendations
Small-group design was great, yet the classes lacked theoretic ground, profoundness. Treating cases was the most common activity.
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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
More profound theoretic base, a bit more open-mindedness with regard to the rest of the academic world, because ESADE is a little too proud of its professors, and its merits in general. But the facilities are great.
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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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OverallI wish I had known...
That it was so cool. I should have done this earlier
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It teaches in Castellano, which is excellent to learn the language. Therefore, however, the english language skills of the staff as well as the students, are quite unsatisfactory, although they do not seem to notice themselves. So for their sake, english should be more widely used and taught.
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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
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
When you arrive, go and find the barcelona housing service. It´s on internet, the university knows about it, as well as any other information point. This service provides housing for students, in international houses. I used it, too. Great experience!
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LanguagesLanguage 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I learnt a lot, both in my academic circle and in the house. Both were close groups of friends, and enabled all its members to learn very rapidly.
I also dated girl from Argentina, which helpes a lot in learning a language
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Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Don´t get me started!! Best of all is Danzatoria Tibidabo, which is an amazing discotheque in the north of Barça (very close to my house); then there is Club Danzatoria, another great disco at Port Olympico. Salsitas is a third hip disco close to the Rambla (same owner). Otto Suds is another very popular discotheque, as is MareMagnum at the port, but the latter is mainly for tourists. Excellent bars are the Champagneria in Barceloneta, where everybody tries (and succeeds) to get drunk before going out (which is necessary because prices are unaffordable for students - 8 bucks for whiskey in the discos). Plaza Reial has cafe Reial, very trendy, Jambourrey, an R&B disco, and some private bars with entry by knocking on the door. Very close is the Oveja Negra (black sheep), a really popular bar where drinks go in 2l. jars instead of glasses. Then there is the London Bar, very popular near the Ramblas, and City Hall, a disco near plaza Cataluña, for afterparties
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HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it was an international student´s house, with 27 people of 12 different nationalities. I couldn´t have learnt more during my stay than in this house. This includes getting to know different people, different cultures and, above all, the spanish language.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The university doesn´t have a campus, yet does function as a platform for acquiring information about accomodation. It has its own student houses, and all buildings have various bulletins/places full of advertisements offering living space
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