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Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

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4.67 / 5 based on 236 reviews
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Ursula H
Fachhochschule Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because prices are much higher than at home - and I need the same amount of food, need a roof on my head, - and of course go out even more than at home, - just to get to know everything.
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Food, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
to have an account in Citibank helps a lot. It gives you the possibility to take money out of your account without having to pay extra despenses. And it provides you with your actual account balance. All that with your Citibank-card from home - worldwide.
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Ursula H
Fachhochschule Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language 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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Arriving in Argentina my Spanish Spanish was not that bad, but at first it took a bit of time to get accquainted with Argentinian dialect. But very soon, I became pretty familiar with it and felt quite at home in this language.
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Ursula H
Fachhochschule Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I think it´s more fun to get surprised - but of course I prepared myself, read travel guides, got information about the country, culture, language modificationa...
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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
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
First of all it´s OK. There are better ones, but this one is for free. Sometimes they are on strike, but this helps you to get a better understanding for the social life. Courses are interesting, but you ahve to study quite a bit for yourself to really learn something. There are many possibilities to participate in sports, dance-courses, competitions, ...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Never give up. If they send you from A to B to finally pass by C and finally come back to a, - don´t give up!!! That´s Latin America.
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Ursula H
Fachhochschule Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
You can´t really choose your curses. Depending what your studying you have to attend specified curses - but interesting curses (general ones and fieldspecified ones)
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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
smaller classes; not to allow students and profs to smoke
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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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Ursula H
Fachhochschule Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
There is too much to tell: Just take a cab and get off at Puerto Madero or at Recoleta, - there´s enough to do.
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Ursula H
Fachhochschule Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: private student-house
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: shared with other students
Why?
It´s the best way to get to know people, learn abut the culture, have fun, be with people but at the same time have your own space
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I have no idea what other possibilities of accomodation do exist. But I am very happy with the solution I found, - a student house. Although we were 4 people sharing one room, it was an unique experience I wouldn´t want to miss. It wasn´t only positive, but in the end, the positive things stay in your mind, the negative ones make you learn and comprehend new ways of thinking and living.
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