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Review by cesarmota    Ask this person a question
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overall rating:

3.0/4
University of origin: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Country of nationality: Spain
Area of study: Engineering, Chemical
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: September 2006 - January 2007
1 Housing (rent housing in Lyngby, Denmark) (Lyngby, Denmark hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
On campus
Why? Because it is where you can breathe the authentic Erasmus atmosphere, the most of the friends you meet live there and besides you live near university.

Personal assessment
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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:
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rating:
3.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community

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


Personal social experiences
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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:
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rating:
3.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
There should be more copies of courses textbooks in the library for consulting, as they were so expensive to buy for an international student.

My academic experiences
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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
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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:
3.0/4
4 Language - Learning English

Language of instruction was:
English

Local Language:
Different than language of instruction.

Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your English:
before:
Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: At ease in most situations

My proficiency in the local language:
before:
Did not speak it
after: Did not speak it


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't want/need to work.

Personal spending habits:
Food: In general, Denmark is more expensive than Spain. Telephone: Surprisingly, phone calls ans SMSs are cheaper in Denmark. Housing: In Spain I live with my parents, so I don't pay anything. Nightlife: Copenhagen is more expensive than Madrid, but I looked for cheapest places for going out in Copenhagen. Travel: During my stay, I travelled to Copenhagen surrounding, Sweden and Berlin; Erasmus year it's time you want to travel.

The accessibility of student needs
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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 more expensive than at home

Nightlife was the same price as at home

Telephone was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
Be able to ask Accommodation Office of university to live in Campus Village. In general, they look for and suggest any kind of accommodation for you (family, house, room, campus, etc.), and if you don't accept his suggestion, you have to look for on your own.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
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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

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