ESADE give me independence, patience, and improved Spanish Past Review
By Morgan D (Finance and Financial Management Services., The University of Texas at Austin) for
Esade Business School: Barcelona - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
No change in plans or interests, but it did give me independence, patience, and improved Spanish (from traveling around Spain, not from Barcelona)
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The teaching method is awful- straight lecture for 3-4 hours. The school's resources really lacked for it being a private school- the computers were old and ran slowly, the wifi was weak, and the printers were always malfunctioning. The cafeteria is nice. The student organizations were pretty awful at getting us accommodated- we had one dinner and a bus tour of a few things in the city- barely any interaction with local students. We didn't have all the classes available to us. The intensive Spanish course was very very good. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The person who helped us register and change classes was incredibly flexible, hard-working, and awesome! The program size was good and there was a lot of diversity in the students. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I arranged this myself- ESADE and UT don't do much to help. The ESADE dorms are inconvenient because they are at the Sant Cugat campus outside the city. <br /><br /> It was kind of expensive. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
There was a dinner and a brief bus tour- nothing else! Pitiful. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The program was cheap; living there was expensive. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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