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

3.2/4
University of origin: Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Country of nationality: Germany
Area of study: Financial Management
Program: Independent
Period abroad: September 2001 - June 2002
1 Housing (rent housing in Madrid, Spain) (Madrid, Spain hotel)

Type of housing:
Shared Flat

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Shared Flat
Why? Liberty, Freedom, I will be in charge of my own

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:
Choose the courses at the afternoon, becaus those teachers work for the days as well as many students (so they are a bit older, about 22-24) and when the summer comes yo'll need the "siesta" because its so dam' hot!

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 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:
Basic phrases
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)


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:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Debts

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
Becaus I live not at home? there are things to explore, to boldly go, where so many have been before.

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, Overall was more expensive than at home

Housing was less expensive than at home

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

I wish I had known ...
The Love of a very special spanish girl... but don't fall in love with them, it's very diffrent with those girls.

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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