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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because one gets a great degree of freedom, and does not have to bother your roomates
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Personal comments
It was very good, though maybe expensive ( about 273 US$) But in the one of the best neighbourhoods in the city
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Well, MX city is huge..But Mama Rumba in Colonia Roma as well as in San Angel was a favorite..Cuban Music and a very good atmosphere
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Academic
Course recommendations
I was in the master programme in ITAM (administration), so the courses there were really good. There were also some in english, and Comunicacion Gerencial with Joan Maclean is highly recommendable, as well as Strategies in International Negotiations with Thomas Koralek (in spanish).
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Maybe more about the culture, but itis hard to learn the little things..But in general mexicans are enjoyable and respect that you are from a different culture and therefore don't understand everything..They also try to moderate a little their language (skip slang) for you to understand
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be active!! It is a little marked by mexican bureaucracy, but not at all that much compared to public universities in Mexico..
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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
Be careful. Mexico City is a big city, and one has to take care..For example, one should not get a taxi on the street (for robberies), rather call a taxi. Also be careful where you withdraw money. The university was very helpful informing us about what to do regarding security. We did never have any bad experiences, but we tried at least to be careful..And I felt safe there!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything was cheaper than Norway, except imported "luxury-goods" from Europe, as well as clothes from European Shops..In total we spent more on travelling and nightlife, but this only because we did it more :)
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is possible to find cheaper housing, but then it would be further away from the school, and transportation is very cheap..But it is much more of a hassle then..
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I said, some courses were in english, but it is very useful to know spanish, because many good courses are in spanish, as well as it is much easier to communiate with other people..I was kind of weak in spanish in the beginning, but the teachers and your fellow students respected it, and helped the foreign students along the way..And we improved a lot, also from a lot of social interaction with mexicans
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