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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Either stay in Alcalá for the Erasmus Parties (almost every night, in bubs like Irish Pub, la Vaca Flaca, Cambrinus,... or in night clubs where you could dance)
Or you can go in Madrid where the night Life is awesome (in Jazz Bars, Nightclubs and pubs)
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
I lived with other erasmus students and a spanish girl, I met a lot of people thanks to that and experienced th life with people from divers countries.
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Personal comments
This was a very good university, in my opinion. The subjects I had chosen gave me the opportunity to work a lot with spanish students and I had to do many presentations in every subjects, so I had to speak spanish in public.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because you want to make the most of your stay, so you spend more for travels because you want to check out the whole place, you spend more on nightlife (that's part of the Erasmus Stay!You meet a lot of people from different countries,...) About the housing, I don't pay a rent at home so I obviously spent more in Spain.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Living in Alcalá is much cheaper than living in Madrid and you can go to Madrid quite easily with public transports.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I've been in classes where we had to do a lot of presentation and essays during the term, it is usually in group so that's an opportunity to work with spanish people and get to know them. (Classes like: Marketing and distribución comercial, planificacíon estratérica de la empresa)
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
As said before, it is a very good university, I was generaly happy with the subjects and the teachers I had.
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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 would advice students to be carefull when they choose their place to live. Try to meet the persons you will be living with before accepting the room. You've got plenty of rooms to rent (in flat already fournished)so you'll get one easily.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I picked up the language quite well, thanks to classes and social life. The hardest thing is to keep speaking spanish now, back at home!
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