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3.26 / 5 based on 223 reviews
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Laura M
LanguagesLanguage 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I had to pay for Spanish classes through the Cervantes institute, no other local language classes were available.
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Laura M
AcademicCourse recommendations
Many courses are over subscribed and the matriculation process is not at all clear.
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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
No consideration was made for foreign students in classes, staff were actually rude on some ocassions and seemed annoyed when Erasmus students wanted to join classes. It was more of a high school environment than university, with classes tutorial style more than lecture style. It is a private university so plenty of spoiled rich kids only there because of parents.
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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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Laura M
ExpensesMain source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I spent more on travel because I was purposefully taking the opportunity to visit other Eramus friends and see the country. Phone costs were more due to keeping in touch with people abroad. I did go out quite a lot but the cost of going out was more expensive than at home. Accomdation was expensive due to living in town but I'd much rather pay to live in Madrid that out at the university.
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Telephone, Housing, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
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
Dealing with utility companies was a nightmare!
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Laura M
OverallI wish I had known...
That the university was so far out of Madrid and that is was not particularly outstanding academically.
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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
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Improve community for international students, i.e. acknowledge them! More social/sporting activities.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Travel as much as possible, the academic expectations weren't high so really do see as much of the city and country as possible. Don't expect things to be like at home!
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Laura M
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because living with other students in the city was a far better option than living near the university. Living centrally allowed for greater independence.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The is accomodation provided by the univeristy on campus but it was very very expensive. I also did not chose private accomodation in Villaviciosa where the university is due to it being about 40 mins by bus from Madrid. The town felt very isolated so I much preferred living in Madrid and travelling out to the university. There was no student community sense in the village.
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Laura M
Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I found there to be no/very little student community, e.g. no student nights or clubs really that allowed foreign and national students to mix. No social opportunities in the university town, had to be in Madrid.
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