Reviews of Universidad Diego Portales | Chile

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Sang G

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

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There are 2 places in the centre: Avenida Suecia and Bella vista. Many others disco in las condes. My favourite one was the "café vallarta"

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laura g

CETYS Universidad, Mexicali, Mexico
Law, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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EVEN THOUGH MY NATIVE LANGUAGE IS SPANISH, IN CHILE THEY SPEAK VERY DIFFERENT FROM MY COUNTRY BUT IT'S FUN TO LEARN NEW WORDS AND ACCENTS.

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laura g

CETYS Universidad, Mexicali, Mexico
Law, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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PATIO BELLAVISTA IS A NEW SECTOR OF BARS, RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH PART OF PROVIDENCIA, IT'S A VERY NICE PLACE TO VISIT.

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Sang G

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Spanish?

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

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

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Difficult at the beginning due to the slang spoken by the chileans. Moreover, the pronounciation is rather different from Spain

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Quentin d

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

There isn't any campus and my appartement was a 5 min by foot from the university

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You have to look at the advertisements in the newspaper "El Mercurio"

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Quentin d

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the best disco: Sala Morano, Feria, Tunel... Very easy to travel in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru

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