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3.91 / 5 based on 54 reviews
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Jose M
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I could not ask for more living in a foreign country. I believe for a student is was ideal conditions. Time for studies at hours that I could adapt to without interruptions.
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Personal comments
They provide means of searching for housing within the neighbourhood. Housing on campus does not exist, but they do aid you in all other respects.
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Jose M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Daily costs are more expensive than in the host country.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Always look out for sales, and grocery shopping should be done with special care. Difference in prices from grocery store to the local market. I recommend the market, since there are more reasonable prices for vegetables and meats. Also better quality.
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anjalaeer
Int. School of Mgmt, Dortmund, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I advanced my language of instruction skills pretty much. R
Regarding my local language skills, I only did half as well. The reason was, that students on and off-campus only used the language of instruction.
I you wanted to speak the local language, you had to interfere with native speakers.
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Ralitsa I
Overall
I wish I had known...
No. It was a great experience and even though there were bad moments and cultural differences, there was nothing really bad or shocking that I wish I knew before going.
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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
Go there if you don't care about going to a top rated school and want to have a lot of fun and not too much homework.
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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
Be street smart when you are in Spain and don't count that the police will bother with small complaints (such as that your landlord rented the apartment to someone else and gave all you stuff to charity while you were gone for the summer even though you were still paying for the apartment).
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Ralitsa I
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
At home I don't need ot pay for housing and I spend more on travel when I am abroad because there are so many places that I haven't been to and want to go that I end up traveling much more often than normal.
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Stachia A
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I LEARN SPANISH THERE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY. MANY SPANISH PEEPS DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, SO IF YOU ARE MOTIVATED IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO PRATICE AND LEARN.
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