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4.39 / 5 based on 16 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
It is the only way to know about their culture deeply.
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Personal comments
Accommodations were all them comfortable
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Going to pubs at the same neighbourhood. You can not miss to visit the univesity life at night. Museums, monuments in London can not be missed. You can also go to the cinema or the theatre.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Perhaps I wish I'd have known more important places to visit (other places close to London which has interesting things).
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's a multicultural university. I got very surprised when I first saw a guy with a lot of piercings! People in that university was very interesting. I enjoy it a lot.
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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
Don't refuse any opportunity to know things and places.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I think the foreing student needs some special lessons or conferences in order to take all the information she needs.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Night academic life in that place was very poor and the transport in that area was very bad at night.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: Catalan
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was excellent! I learned a lot of things apart of the academic ones.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife was cheaper because we didn't go to discos. Travel was more expensive because we took buses, trains, taxis... and I never take them in my city.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing, Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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