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4.18 / 5 based on 325 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: shared flat with others students
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
for the independeance that offers this kind of accommodation.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Overall
I wish I had known...
moreover the specific spanish culture, I could extend my international experience to latinoamerica.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
More than an international experience with students who had travelled a lot, it has been more an experience in a foreign country what forced me to adapt me completly to the local culture more than sharing internatinal experiences that were not in that university in the graduate programs.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Foreign people in Spain are not so welcome than we can imagine before going, we are used to thinking about Spain in a holiday ambiance, but people is very different.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I had a specific experience because I studied a MBA program with only native students or latinoamerican students, so I had no contact with other foreign students, what it seemed to me very profitable for my international experience.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It seemed to me a bit too theoric for a MBA program, I think they should let us have a practical experience in business topics.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At first, Ihad no problem to follow the courses, and obviously much more to understand the conversation with the native students for the slang. But, rapidly I could understand and comunicate perfectly with them.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more in nightlife not because I had more time to go out. But, including with less time to go out, in Spain we used to spending money in nightlife.
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Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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