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ginacarla
Housing
Type of housing:
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
the cost of living in Madrid is fairly inexpensive, and so is renting an apartment
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Personal comments
the housing was nice in that it was great for meeting international students, but the rules that the university have are too restrictive. in the dorms, for example, one is not allowed to have visitors of any kind, and the students are monitored unnecesarily by cameras, not for security, but to be checked on for breaking rules
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williamhines
Stonehill College, Easton, MA, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
Helped me dramatically improve my language skills and got the true Spanish experience.
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Personal comments
I lived with a family in downtown Madrid and they were great. They helped me adapt to the new culture and with any other needs.
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Marisa H
Academic
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they could have been more challenging. I took some graduate courses as well and that was more at my level.
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Margaret H
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
living with a family taught me more than i had learned in the past years of studying here. making spanish friends and going out with them helped me. forget the books, talk to people.
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Talathia J
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I found it very comfortable to ask anybody at the Univesity about any language problems I was having.
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Talathia J
Academic
Course recommendations
Your so busy with your stuff, meeting local students isn't something I focused on.
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Personal comments
I felt that I learned a great deal, without feeling taken over by one particular teacher or project.
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