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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Club-wise, I think that the Room, Weekend, Mundo, and D&B nights have the best energy. In Lavapies, there are some good cafes down C/Argumosa, and in Chueca too-so check 'em 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?
Its the best choice as the uni is situated far outside Madrid.
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Personal comments
Its a shame that the uni didn't offer much accomodation, but SEGUNDOMANO is the paper to search for rooms throughout Madrid.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone-calling uk, nightlife-city-life, travel-seeing parts of Spain
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Open a Spanish bank account, it will save you on those unwanted commision charges
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Academic
Course recommendations
Well, the courses were hard, considering that I didn't have any experience in certain programming languages, my actual degree (AI) did not exist in the uni, so choosing courses were particulary hard.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The faculty (La informatica) was cold, and didn't offer much social activities for the students. The place wasn't very appealing to me.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Well, more information about areas in Madrid.
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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
Would be best to go to any other faculty but La Informatica
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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
Would be a good idea to organise freight when heading back home, as you don't realise how much stuff you accumulate!
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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
Overall, my language has improved, but mainly on understanding rather than communicating. It was very easy to fall into the gap of speaking English with Spanish people aswell with friends.
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