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Khangelani H
Overall
I wish I had known...
More information about the city, e.g buses, routes, locations etc
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
More supportive of International students and treat black non-european students fairly.
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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
Just plan beforehand.
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Linnea Ö
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I wanted to see as much of Spain as possible and therefore did a lot of travelling through Spain.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Had to get a rout-filling in my touth which came as a surprise and cost money I hadn´t accounted for! Other than that no real financial surprises.
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Karen S
Housing
Type of housing: With a family half of the time, and apt. the other
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I wouldn't want to feel like an inconvience to a family for an extended period of time.
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Personal comments
It was great! My family house was quite a walk. The apartment I lived in was right next to the university and was very cheap and the landlord was amazing.
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Maarika S
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
it is the most convenient way and cheaper than campus.
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Personal comments
although the university tried to help with housing it is better to manage the things by yourself. that way you can find cheaper possibilities and university search takes way too much time.
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“Estudiante Sociología”
Aurora G
Spain, Undergraduate
, 2020
Overall
Pese a ser una carrera preciosa de estudiar en realidad tiene pocas salidas. Lo bueno es que te hable un gran abanico a la que poder redirigirte en el caso de querer hacerlo o bien no encontrar salidas.
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Pros
Amplio conocimiento
Cons
Salidas
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Rebecca L
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
I went to Spain with no confidence and limited language skills. I spent the first parts being unable to understand people/classes. I came away with a mountain of confidence, a decent accent, a lot more vocabulary and an ear for the language.
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