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Housing
Type of housing:
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it is really nice to live together with other people (depends as well on kind of people). But privacy is also important for me
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Personal comments
University did not arrange accomodation, so it was independantly
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are too many places to go out in Madrid.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I already spoke some Spanish before I went, but my Spanish was pretty good, (and still is because of prcatising)when I came back
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because in the Netherlands I live with my parents and do not have so many costs. And your life is a lot different when you are abroad. More going out,travel etc, so you are spending a lot more money.
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No, I realised before that it was gonna be an expensive year. Tips, try to spread the money you have over the time that you will be there.So do not spend evertyhing in the beginning!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Not not really, because you never know what will come. I just wanted more help fidning a place to stay, because that was not that easy. Also arrangements of residences and working permits can be arranged a lot faster. Now I recieved it in February, so before I couldn't even look for a job, and after that, so it was too late allready.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Nice, small private university, but realise that the atmosphere can be different than on a public one
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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 really enjoyed my stay and studies abroad. Just do whatever you can and enjoy your time, because it will be a lot different than your normal life.
Look for somebody who can helo you finding a place, because that is not that easy if more people are looking for a place to stay.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Classes are taught in a different way as I was used to. Just making a lot of notes while listening to lecturers. My home university is more practical
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
That lecturers realise more that foreign people perhaps are not used to language and way of studies, so more help and understanding of them.
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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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