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4.18 / 5 based on 325 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Since Madrid is a very big city with lots of bars with different styles of music etc. it is possible to 'test' every day/night a different bar. - Madrid is told to be europe's capital with the best facilities to go out.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
More independent as well as more practical, since the location of apartements most times are more in the center.
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Personal comments
There were no possibilities to live at the university.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since I managed Spanish very well before I applied for the exchange semester, my main objective was to gain academic experience and not to learn the language. However, I learned a lot of new vocabulary, especially slang.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I wanted to take the maximum profit out of the exchange semester -> travelling, going out, etc.
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Housing, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
housing is extraordinary expensive in Madrid.
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Franz I
Overall
I wish I had known...
no. I visited/worked before in Spain, so I was quite used to the culture and everyday-life.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Since it is a private university all administrative things are easy to be handled. Just go there, they will tell you everything...
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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
When going to Spain I'd recommend going to Andalusia (Sevilla, Córdoba, Marbella, Granada, Cádiz), Barcelona, and the North!! (San Sebastian, Santander); For Madrid I'd recommend testing different bars - go to different Museums - Madrid has to offer so many different things, it's incredible!
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Academic
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