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Review by tommyohlen iNote    Ask this person a question
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3.2/4
University of origin: Örebro Universitet, Orebro, Sweden
Country of nationality: Sweden
Area of study: Banking
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: September 2000 - June 2001
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:
On campus
Why? Becouse now was my accomation quite far away, and it was quite expencive.

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:
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rating:
2.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

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

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

Travel, Nightlife 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:
I think the students quality of english, is quite low, but another hand, the quality of matimatices is really really high. Some courses was in Catalan, and I dont speak catalan, and it is quite similare to fraces, but it does not matter, becaouse I dont speak frances either. I asked the teacher to change the langues, but he told me No. some teachers changed the langue and some not, a friend of maid, got the answer, I am not your spanish teacher¡ so then I am going to have the clase in katalan. The courses is quite dificult and I dont think it is more easy for the erasmusstudent as for the catalan students, I mean I fail Economices history of catalonia, and I was in barcelona whit erasmus, but another hand I pass marco 4. I Think in sweden all the erasmus pass everything, but not here, I have so many exemple for this one, last semester was is a couses call MOF ( matimatices operation and finace) and all esramus student failed the exam) Another thing to think about is the reexamen is in september, so if you fail a examen in january, you have to wait until september. I failed Micro 3 and have to wait until september, I told to the teacher, and he told me, youhav to wait until september like averybody.

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:
4.0/4
4 Language

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

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

Learning the language of instruction 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:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I worked during my study abroad experience.

Personal spending habits:
At food I spend more becaouse I dont like cocking and especially when I have to cook just for myself, and travelling i spenf more then at home becaouse I wentr to Madrid, alicante, pais vasco.

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 was more expensive than at home

Housing, Overall 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 ...
That the people in the steet speak catalan and not spansih.

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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