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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Weekly trips to watch Barca or Espanyol are a must. Republic House is run by English lads but with a great mix of people, nothing like your average British run bar in Barcelona. Razzmatazz, Apolo, La Paloma are excellent clubs
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I just prefer to do these things independently and find a place i know i will like
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Personal comments
The campus is well out of town, half an hour at least, and so living in the student village on campus just didnt appeal. I think most rooms were shared as well, which is not ideal. You can get them to find you a host family, but i went independently, as did practically everyone else i met, and its definitely better i reckon
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Im not taking into account Catalan, but it is all over the place here. Maybe i should have made more of an effort to learn it too but i just wanted to improve my spanish as much as possible, and i definitely did. That said, it would surely have been more beneficial, looking back, to have gone to a smaller town somewhere less touristy in that sense!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Just make sure you dont pick something taught in Catalan if you are not learning it too, its quite an easy trap to fall into.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Not really, just make sure you make as much an effort as possible to integrate fully with local students, something i definitely didnt do enough of
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Living costs in general were slightly lower, but i reated the year like one long holiday really, an experience of a lifetime, and so i ate out more, travelled more etc and so had no problems spending that bit more
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Avoid the Eixample district and instead look to Gracia for cheaper housing. Very good location for city amenities and for university, but a lot cheaper in most cases!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Not that i can think of
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Dont live on campus, but get involved in campus life!
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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
Live in the city, get there very early in the year if you want to join sports teams.
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