Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

There was a more mature environment than in student accommodation.

Take subjects that you enjoy back home, regardless of whether thay may seem more difficult to follow. Your enthusiasm will make you want to understand.

None. By not having exams I was able to choose enjoyable rather than easy courses and also had plenty of time to focus on my dissertation research.

On no account compare your host country to your native one, it just makes any problems you come accross worse.

I personally did not enjoy as great an experience as my friends. I found being the only foreigner in most of my classes difficult compared to my friends who had fellow foreign students with which to share their experiences. I found specific information difficult to get hold of at first and there was no helpful advice for non-erasmus students which made me feel superfluous. However most of my teachers were friendly and some of the students made an effort to get to know me. Overall I think I would recommend one of the other universities in Madrid or to come as an Erasmus student.

I sepnt more on nightlife because I felt that I had to make the most of my time in Spain. Also we didn't have a television which meant we went out more.