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Review by SOPHIEDOUMONT iNote    Ask this person a question
Course: Undergraduate SOPHIEDOUMONT iNote 's
overall rating:

2.2/4
University of origin: Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Country of nationality: Belgium
Area of study: Marketing and Sales Management
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: August 2002 - December 2002
1 Housing (rent housing in Barcelona, Spain) (Barcelona, Spain hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I'ld choose an apartment with native spanish people to improve the language.

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:
0.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

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

Travel, Activities, Nightlife take/s place mostly outside 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:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
no, just to participe as much as you can

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

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before:
Basic phrases
after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Learning the language of instruction was not a factor in choosing my host country

The local language was:
Different than language of instruction

My proficiency in the local language:
before:
Basic phrases
after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Learning the local language was not a factor in choosing my host country


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:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
The apartment costs a lot and also the nightlife is very expensive in barcelone compared to belgium

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

Nightlife, Housing, Overall was more expensive than at home

Food, Travel was the same price as at home

Telephone was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
2.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
no

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 ...
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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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