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Course:	Undergraduate	Kristine217 's overall rating: 3.8/4
University of origin:	Barcelona Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Country of nationality:	Latvia
Area of study:	Marketing and Sales Management
Program:	Independent
Period abroad:	February 2004 - November 2005

Housing (rent housing in Auckland, New Zealand) (Auckland, New Zealand hotel)

Type of housing:
With a family

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I like to be independent and I enjoyed the time I pent there

Personal assessment



Cost	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Couldn't have asked for more. Pretty good. Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience. Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
4.0/4

Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Activities, Nightlife take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experiences



Activities	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Amazing! Hardly had time to study. Plenty to do when I had the time. So-so. Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
4.0/4

Academic

Course recommendations:
None

My academic experiences



Quality of courses	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Fantastic. Pretty good. Could've been a bit better. Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now! KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course.

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
4.0/4

Language

The language of instruction was:
English

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Learning the language of instruction was a factor in choosing my host country

Language difficulties



Social	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: No problems. I coped pretty well. Sometimes it was difficult. It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
4.0/4

Expenses

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Work opportunities
I worked during my study abroad experience.
I worked in a private company

Personal spending habits:
None

The accessibility of student needs



Second-hand text books	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Very easy. Minimal effort. Accessible but required effort. Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Food, Travel, Housing, Overall was the same price as at home

Nightlife, Telephone was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
3.0/4

Additional information

I wish I had known ...
I wish I would had any experience living by myself and dealing with every day social situation. I have to say that first weeks were very hard and compleatly different, but I managed to enjoy my time there and gained an amazing experinece.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.

Important to choosing this university...



Academic reasons	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Very Important. Important. Not really important. Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location

During my experience abroad, I ...

Became familiar with another culture To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now! KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.

Traveled

Improved language skills

Met people from other countries

Became more independent

Partied a lot

Experienced a change in life

Advanced my studies/career