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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because you get more experience and learn from others, as well as you are more independent!
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Personal comments
My house is very nice. I live with two English guys (from London) and a Italian girl. We get on,trying to respect other's people culture.
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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
Personal comments
Top banana on mondays...free admission!Thursday night...latin party! To go shopping, Birminham. Warwick Castle..nice but rather expensive.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Very good courses in Marketing.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Yeah, international studends should be given the option to choose between essays and exam to be assessed.IUt should also be considered that English is not our first language.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
That you want to find outside what you already have. You learn to value the things you have!And that very small, things that you always have thought to be unimportant...are not!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
One more year to get the degree...but working in a firm that has any sort of agreement with the university.
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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
Travelling is very cheap from England (going to Majorca is even cheaper than from Spain!). The best you can do is to open your mind. The fact that one culture is different does not mean that is worse. Do not compare it with yours, but try to enjoy it!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because English currency is stronger than the "peseta", so everything seems to be more expensive, apart from the flight tickets!
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I thought I was to receive more money from my ERASMUS grant.
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Teachers, mothers...middle-aged people are easier to understand.
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