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4.17 / 5 based on 217 reviews
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Alejandro M
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
more days going out for instance
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Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
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
significant delays untill you can manage to open your account
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Alejandro M
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
try to reviex exam papers from other years
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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
none
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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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Alejandro M
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
you won't interact with local people very much. Mostly you'll know other international students
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Lots of nightlife
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
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
book the tickets for all your trips with a lot of time on advance
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Alejandro M
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It's quite difficult when you arrived to be understood by people unless you've in england before
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Alejandro M
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because i didn't feel much comfortable in the university flats i lived
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Try to find some accomodation to share with other international students (avoid only english people)
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Alejandro M
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Ikon, stage door, trillians, baja...
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