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“Experiencia en la UCM”
Enitan O
Spain, Undergraduate
Philology, 2023
OverallEstudiar en la UCM es una gran experiencia, obtienes mucho conocimiento, hay cursos muy interesantes y hay grandes profesores. Sin embargo, existe una mala gestión de profesorado.
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Pros
Buenos planes de estudio
Cons
Gestión de profesorado y de fechas de exámenes
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“PRESTIGIOUS BUT TOO ANTICUATED”
Guillermo F
Spain, Undergraduate
Law, 2023
Overall
A prestigious and exacting university with a long history. It might needs a little reform in terms of the facilities and teaching methods, but i surely recommend this centre.
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Careers
Pros
Prestige, high level
Cons
Technical resources
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“Una experiencia muy enriquecedora para mi futuro”
ANDREI-DANIEL O
Spain,
Tourism, 2023
Overall
Sobre todo quería destacar la ayuda que ofrecen a los alumnos para encontrar prácticas profesionales en los últimos años de la carrera.
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Careers
Las prácticas las encontré a través de una página que tiene la universidad donde se van publicando este tipo de prácticas curriculares.
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Pros
Los profesores suelen ser muy preparados.
Cons
La atención al alumno
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Kat M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
More of less was because the dollar is a lot stronger than the Spanish Peseta. And I´m from California where most prices are inflated anyways.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Well, housing in Madrid is inexpensive especially for a big city. I paid 200$ a month including utilities and furnishings for my flat. But internet cafes can eat your wallet up, especially if your an internet junkie like myself. But overall Spain is lightly less inexpensive than the US.
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sdownie99
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I've been here now for a year and a half so by now I'm very comfortable with the host language. The first year here was definitely more of a struggle with the language, especially more colloquial ways of speaking. I came in with a good knowledge of spanish on paper but with a lot of trouble speaking and understanding. It is always interesting to learn more so although frustrating, it is also rewarding improving my Spanish.
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Kat M
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Malasaña was my favorite spot for nightlife. It has a bunch of really cool music bars that have cheap drinks. My favorite bars were La Via Lactea and Morgensterns. Plus, there are primarely only other Spanish there so its more cultural. I also liked this Irish pub in my area Arguelles called Finbars. It was my local pub. There are a lot of concerts in Madrid in which a lot of American and Spanish bands play. One event not to miss in september is the Spanish Communist Party fundraiser. Its a big festival weekend festival, with a lot of food from every province of Spain, music from Spain, and it´s just one kick-ass party thats dirt cheap to get into, plus everything including the festival food is cheap. I guess it kinsa has to be since it is a communist fundraiser.
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