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4.29 / 5 based on 129 reviews
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Cornelia M
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
La Malquerida, Cats, Palacio
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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?
Personal comments
university does not offer any housing
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Cornelia M
Overall
I wish I had known...
more information on the courses at university and about housing opportunities
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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
do not underestimate the level of study although it seems quite easy in the beginning - the exams are usually a bit more difficult than expected.
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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
I recommend day-trips to Segovia, Salamanca, Ávila, Toledo; weekend-trips to Granada, Sevilla, Valencia...
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Cornelia M
Academic
Course recommendations
Fusiones y adquisiciones = M&A (Prof. Pedro Azagra) is quite interesting
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Cornelia M
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As there are living many people from South America and all parts of Spain in Madrid you have to cope with quite many different styles of Spanish language. Especially you have to get used to the quite quick manner of speaking of madrilenians.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
more time to spend in different activities, high costs of telephone services and housing
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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 household items
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