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Review by hberthelius   
Course: Graduate hberthelius 's
overall rating:

3.6/4
University of origin: Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Country of nationality: Sweden
Area of study: Marketing and Sales Management
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: October 2001 - February 2002
1 Housing (rent housing in Madrid, Spain) (Madrid, Spain hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? Because I enjoy my independency, and I also shared this apartment with Spanish people which was a great cultural experience.

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:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

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

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

Activities take/s place both within and outside of 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:
There is one course called Marketing Social and it is taught by Professor Carlos Ballesteros. He is a great professor, I would recommend you to take any of his courses.

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
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:
3.0/4
4 Language - Learning Spanish

Language of instruction was:
Spanish

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

How much did you improve your Spanish:
before:
At ease in most situations
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)


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
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
My home country (Sweden) is in general a more expensive country than my host country (Spain).

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, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
No

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

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

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