Reviews of Schiller International University, Madrid (SIU) | Spain

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Jose M

University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Business Studies, Graduate, MBA

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.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

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

University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Business Studies, Graduate, MBA

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.

Overall, Travel, Housing, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

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

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

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

University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

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.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

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.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

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

University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

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.

Overall, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as 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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Stachia A

Schiller International University, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

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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