Reviews of Vanderbilt University (VU) | United States

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Xavier P

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Green House, excellent, good amtmosphere. Havana Club, good music, excelent people.

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Xavier P

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Excellent, but my english improved, most because the interaction with international students, not because of the locals

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“Studying in madrid”

Spencer K

Spain, Undergraduate
Marketing and Sales Management, 2020

Overall

Studying at UCM, love Madrid but the teachers arn't so good.

Pros

Great location

Cons

poor teaching

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Entcheva K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

No.

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

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Great university

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I had the time of my life there.

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Entcheva K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I already spoke very good english as arrived there.

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Xavier P

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

VERY CLOSE, AND CONFORTABLE

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

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Personal comments

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