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4.21 / 5 based on 132 reviews
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flonante
Florida Universitaria, Valencia, Catarroja, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Going to ASDA will safe you lots of money. Heriot-Watt telephone cards are also quite cheap. And thanks to ryanair, easyjet , air-scotland or flyglobespan the travel are cheap.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Mila P
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Language, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I had already travelled extensively in several countries so there is nothing specific to this school
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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
Personal recommendation
I was in an unusual department for the university since they are a primarily technical university. I would recommend trying to get in touch with current students to see how they feel about the program
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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
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Jenni N
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best cafe is the Elephant House on George IV Bridge and the best cinema is the Filmhouse on Lothian Road. With regard to nightlife, I quite like the downstairs of the Negociants on Potterrow. The Edinburgh International Festival in August must not be missed!!
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flonante
Florida Universitaria, Valencia, Catarroja, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Scottish accent is quite strong. at the beginnig is common not to understand it . Don´t worry, finally you will find quite easy to understand english or irish people
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Jenni N
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Sharing a house allows one to meet a great deal more natives than staying on campus where exchange students tend to hang out together.
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Personal comments
The university campus is about 6 miles from the centre of Edinburgh, so living on campus one misses out on a lot of the action.
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Hedwig S
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To be more part of the whole British university experience of living on campus
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Personal comments
No comments as I did not live on campus and arranged my accommodation myself
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