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HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I had independence and more of my own space than on campus - not that there is a campus at EAE. It is right in the centre of town by the Cathedral.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
No accomodation offered by university.
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Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
No top notch clubs in the UK sense as such but all bars and clubs had a unique atmosphere. Good place to start Plaza Real, Oveja Negra and El Bosque off Las Ramblas.
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OverallI wish I had known...
I think not knowing anybody was part of the thrill for me and made the actual experience much more rewarding once I'd made friends. For some this might be a worry, but then moving abroad is a challenging, daunting experience anyway.
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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
3
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Well positioned, good quality teaching, but more intensive study than I had been used to. EAE is one of the leading business schools in Spain and studying there was a great experience.
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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
4
Final comments
An excellent city, an excellent school, great nighlife, thousands of international students and a real community spirit. Easy to meet people and make friends. Some of my closest friends were met during my time in Barcelona and I'm sure that these will be friends for life. If that isn't enough, Catalunya has some great beaches and a nice climate all year.
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AcademicCourse recommendations
Intensive regular clasroom hours - 9-1 daily. For international students some courses were too specific to the Spanish system - i.e. Fiscal Law and Accountancy but options to swap. I swapped for Marketing Research and IT.
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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
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Spanish very friendly and accomodating, never felt intimidated and felt extremely fluent after my year in Barcelona. Despite the fact that Barcelona is bi-lingual (Catalan and Castillian), I found 99% of people had no problem with talking in Castillian to me. However, after a year I had picked up basic Catalan too.
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ExpensesMain source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food and accomodation are cheaper in Spain than in Nottingham even in Barcelona. Telephone, we only received inbound calls. I spent more on nightlife because I went out almost every night and travel was obviously more expensive due to the number of flights back to the UK I took.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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