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University of Otago

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3.96 / 5 based on 105 reviews
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vanessa a
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Hall
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: hall
Why?
You meet more people
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Very good, clean and well-located.
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vanessa a
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within 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
Captain Cook bar, Tokio House Japanese REstaurant and Venu italian restaurant...
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vanessa a
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
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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
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vanessa a
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Whether very changable and people so sociable
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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
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Choose good teachers and small classes
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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
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
You should travel in New Zealand, it is one of the most beautiful countries in the world
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vanessa a
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
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Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
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
none
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vanessa a
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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
they speak so fast and with lots of slangs, but they are so helpful that you enjoy it
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