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Schiller International University, Madrid

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Review by jmaestre iNote    Ask this person a question
Course: Graduate jmaestre iNote 's
overall rating:

3.4/4
University of origin: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Country of nationality: Canada, Spain
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: MBA
Period abroad: July 1998 - July 1999
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? I could not ask for more living in a foreign country. I believe for a student is was ideal conditions. Time for studies at hours that I could adapt to without interruptions.

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:
3.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

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

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

Travel, 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:
4.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
More variety and require more resources for research.

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:
English

The local language was:
Different than language of instruction

My proficiency in the local language:
before:
No problems in any areas (including slang)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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:
4.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
Family

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
Daily costs are more expensive than in the host country.

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

Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall was more expensive than at home

Food, Nightlife was the same price as at home

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

I wish I had known ...
Better means of finding a place to live.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.

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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