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4.18 / 5 based on 199 reviews
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Estelle D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because you want to make the most of your stay, so you spend more for travels because you want to check out the whole place, you spend more on nightlife (that's part of the Erasmus Stay!You meet a lot of people from different countries,...) About the housing, I don't pay a rent at home so I obviously spent more in Spain.
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Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Living in Alcalá is much cheaper than living in Madrid and you can go to Madrid quite easily with public transports.
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anonymous
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Through my University
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I spent more on food because I ate at restaurants often and more on housing because it included food and laundry service as well. With regards to nightlife and travel, I spent more because I travelled and went out more than I normally do at home.
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Food, Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Use the low budget airline websites www.rumbo.es and www.despegar.com for travel between Madrid and the larger cities along the coast like Valencia, Barcelona, Bilbao, and Malaga.
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Matthew B
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
I believe my written skills, vocabulary, grammar and listening skills were all improved drastically by my stay in Spain, but due to the limited interest of local students in socialising with Erasmus students, I found that my conversational skills were improved only to a slight degree. This is why I heartily recommend finding a house/room to share with a local individual, preferably a student.
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Matthew B
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you have the money and the time, it is well worth visiting Madrid for a night out, as it has a variety of clubs and bars. Alcalá has a surprising number of rock-orientated bars (no clubs), for example Paranoid or the Panadería, as well as more commercially-orientated places such as Gabanna or Can-Can. It is a surprisingly active place for such a small town, when it comes to night-life.
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orib
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Many people actually went into Madrid if they wanted a proper night out. In Alcala, however, there were lots of small bars everywhere and one or two clubs. The "zone" was always busy on the week-end, and there was a club called Can-Can which held a special night on Thursdays for Erasmus students. The best cafe has got to be the "Renacimiento" cafe which had the best milkshakes.
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“Good balance”
Johann K
Spain, Undergraduate
Translation/Interpretation, 2020
OverallThey don't provide a lot of opportunities for students to do networking and companies don't come to campus to recruit despite that this university is good in Spain.
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Pros
Great professors
Cons
No networking
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