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JUDIT M
OverallI wish I had known...
more information on saving money when going out. (I wasn't informed on the available free entrance tickets.)
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
You should prepare for lots of fun and less of work!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(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
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
You should visit at least Catalonia (Tarragona, Montserrat etc.), and if you have more time, th eBask Country is really worth it!
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johnmnil
Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
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Personal comments
The café Paris is a good place to go after a night on the town. I would also like to recommend quilombo, a local bar that plays a lot of live spanish music.
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dpro
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
flexibility, location, and cost
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Personal comments
I lived in Vallcarca, great transit connections, great people (there were 30 other students their) but threshold facilities.
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alessandra g
LanguagesLanguage of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
i can manage easily conversasions/lectures and other situations in english. as for spanish i consider my level advanced but not at the same rate as english
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Judit d
OverallCombines international relations and economics in a unique way that I could not found in other schools. Offers you the possibility to choose more economic centerd or IR subjects as you wish, including core subjects that cover both topics
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Pros
the combination provides an insight of how economics connects with other fiels
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Bryce C
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: with friends
Why?
The standard of rented accommodation is dire and the prices are sky-high. Anyone used to North European or American standards will be shocked at the awful state of most rented accommodation in Barcelona and the unreasonably high rents.
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There is ESADE's student residence but it is a bleak, unattractive environment-presumably a carry-over from the austere monk-like preferences of ESADE's founders (Ignacio de Loyola, the Order's founder spent a long time musing in a cave on the outskirts of Manresa and whipping himself). The residence is only marginally more enjoyable.
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