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Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX)

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2.87 / 5 based on 107 reviews
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Lysiane P
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Lysiane P
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Madrid : Kapital, palacio de gavilia, calle de huertas, barrio "chueca", barrio "bernabeu" al lado del estadio
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Lysiane P
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
make the good choices at the beginning, because if you change of class you lose time
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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
Overall
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Lysiane P
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing in particular, some problems with money, administrative papers, but nothing really important
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
4
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
go there, you will love it!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
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
none, it's easy to get there, people will help you with everything, if you ask someone in the street you can be sure you'll get an answer, just go
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Lysiane P
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
telephone: because I had to phone my family accomodation: in france I live with my parents Nightlife: I went out more than in France Travel: I visited Spain
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
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
none
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Lysiane P
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
everybody told me that I had improved a lot, that I was yet a spanish people!
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