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4.36 / 5 based on 148 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Pasaguero, Zinco - best bars
Plaza Garibaldi - Mariachis
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
To live with natives and speak more Spanish
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Personal comments
The housing facilities were nice and I enjoyed my stay very much because there were many nice people living in the house. However it was quite expensive for what it was, and the management was quite bad.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
A bit more about Mexican history and contemporary politics.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Make sure to take courses you will enjoy. The workload is quite high, so if you don't like the course it could be difficult.
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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
Travel as much as you can. Mexico is such a beautiful country, and there are so many things to see. If you have a chance also try and spend a weekend somewhere far away from tourism with a family, with locals.
As a female be prepared that you will be treated differently than you may be used to and that you will have to adapt to the local culture (eg fashion). Mexicans are definetly machos.
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Academic
Course recommendations
In IR and ciencias politicas - courses were the most interesting for foreign students.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As an International Business Student my language skills in the local language were very technical and it was more the knowledge of every-day language (shopping, direction, social conversations, telling a story etc) that I had to acquire.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Lower price-levels
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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