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

3.2/4
University of origin: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Country of nationality: Belgium, Japan
Area of study: Chemistry
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: September 2001 - July 2002
1 Housing (rent housing in Madrid, Spain) (Madrid, Spain hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? The experience I had has been very positive, starting from the fact that you visti lots of places and people to try to find the best place for you. Being in a shared appartment allows you to have enough personal space and tranquility, and help in the case of need, from the people with whom you live.

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:
3.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
The educational system and queality of the courses in the Universidad Complutense si quite dissapointing, for what I have seen. The best therefore would be to take classes one is really interested in and try to escape the "Troncales" or "Obligatorias" which tend to be the less interesting ones.

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:
Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: At ease in most situations

Learning the language of instruction was 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:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

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

Personal spending habits:
Food:just not being able to cook limitates the shopping list. Tel:not having a private phone restricted the calls to really needed ones. Accomodation:living at home with my parrents, I do not have to pay anything. Nightlife:at home, I used only to study; but thanks to the Sapnish spirit of life, I started relaxing during night while being on Eramus. Travel:studying abroad is a unique chance to visit it in all needed details!

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

Food, 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 ...
The problems with the Sapnish administrative and educational systems.

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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