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Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Hello there!
I'm Jorge, from Spain and I would like to know if there are a Spanish society in this forum.
Would be great change information or point of views, right?
So please, feel free to talk about what you want, and of course if people from other nationalities have some questions about Spain or something I'll be pleased to answer them.
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?I might be going to study at IE University in Madrid (or Segovia? not sure what to choose) later this year and well, I don't really know if Spain is a good choice for me (considering the ongoing crisis and the fact that my Spanish is absolute zero).(Original post by Jrgndk)
So please, feel free to talk about what you want, and of course if people from other nationalities have some questions about Spain or something I'll be pleased to answer them.
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Hi the_13th.
There are some points in your post that I would like to talk about.
Firstly the university, Madrid or Segovia are quite good but there are someones better than these like University of Navarra (http://www.unav.es/english/) or the Barcelona's one (http://www.ub.edu/web/ub/en/), If you are thinking about one Spanish University, I'd think seriously in that. Although, as I said, Madrid or Segovia have really good ones.
About the Spanish economic situation... is well known that the country is going through a tough moments,...If you want to find a job or create a company obviously is not the best choice. but if you come here just for study you won't have any problem I think, It's a good country to study a degree, like I said there are some great universities.
And the main problem, you've said that your spanish level is zero...What do you mean by "zero"? Any word in Spanish? Do you have a basic level? My recommendation, try to improve your Spanish language skills before you come because if not... will be a waste of time IMHO.
And that's it, if you want more information or something just tell me, I´ll try to help as much as possible.
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Hi,(Original post by Jrgndk)
Hi the_13th.
There are some points in your post that I would like to talk about.
Firstly the university, Madrid or Segovia are quite good but there are someones better than these like University of Navarra (http://www.unav.es/english/) or the Barcelona's one (http://www.ub.edu/web/ub/en/), If you are thinking about one Spanish University, I'd think seriously in that. Although, as I said, Madrid or Segovia have really good ones.
About the Spanish economic situation... is well known that the country is going through a tough moments,...If you want to find a job or create a company obviously is not the best choice. but if you come here just for study you won't have any problem I think, It's a good country to study a degree, like I said there are some great universities.
And the main problem, you've said that your spanish level is zero...What do you mean by "zero"? Any word in Spanish? Do you have a basic level? My recommendation, try to improve your Spanish language skills before you come because if not... will be a waste of time IMHO.
And that's it, if you want more information or something just tell me, I´ll try to help as much as possible.
And sorry about my spelling mistakes dude!
I chose Madrid, because there is an English-speaking university there, called IE.
IE University in Madrid is fully in English and I think one has to speak Spanish in order to study at either of the two you mentioned.
And well my Spanish IS zero. I mean I played Total Overdose so I remember some phrases from it like [SPELLING/MISTAKES alert...] "hey pendejo, chupo me la poya" or "chiquita, tos ojos sont mue bonitos, te quiero, aqui i ahora",
and obviously I know my tacos, burritos, fajitos, cesadillas, nachos, etc (which is all irrelevant in Spain I guess)
So yeah, nothing.
What bothers me is that nobody knows this IE university and I don't know if I should go there after all... -
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?lol you made me laugh so hard with your spanish demostration!
About the IE Universities. They are not one of the "big ones" but I know some experiences from foreign students and all of them told me good things about them. On the internet you can find really good opinions about this university and if they are fully in English you won't have any problem to get the lessons. -
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?As long as your uni is fully in English you should be fine. Theres areas in the city where international students tend to hang out so I'm sure you could easily make friends. Now....Spain isnt very popular for its peoples knowledge of the english language, theres quite a bunch of people who can't speak in english at all, but I guess you could always learn the basics in spanish (how to ask for directions, simple vocabulary to go shopping..) and you would be perfectly fine. It's just that depending on the area where you live it will be easier or not to find people who speak english.(Original post by Jrgndk)
Hi the_13th.
There are some points in your post that I would like to talk about.
Firstly the university, Madrid or Segovia are quite good but there are someones better than these like University of Navarra (http://www.unav.es/english/) or the Barcelona's one (http://www.ub.edu/web/ub/en/), If you are thinking about one Spanish University, I'd think seriously in that. Although, as I said, Madrid or Segovia have really good ones.
About the Spanish economic situation... is well known that the country is going through a tough moments,...If you want to find a job or create a company obviously is not the best choice. but if you come here just for study you won't have any problem I think, It's a good country to study a degree, like I said there are some great universities.
And the main problem, you've said that your spanish level is zero...What do you mean by "zero"? Any word in Spanish? Do you have a basic level? My recommendation, try to improve your Spanish language skills before you come because if not... will be a waste of time IMHO.
And that's it, if you want more information or something just tell me, I´ll try to help as much as possible.
And sorry about my spelling mistakes dude!
Btw Jorge, I had no idea that the Universidad de Navarra was considered a good one :/ -
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?I was trying to quote you in my post above, sorry!(Original post by the_13th)
I might be going to study at IE University in Madrid (or Segovia? not sure what to choose) later this year and well, I don't really know if Spain is a good choice for me (considering the ongoing crisis and the fact that my Spanish is absolute zero).
So any advice would be appreciated.
Btw I also lol'd with your spanish quotes
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Hi Colpejafort!
About the University of Navarra, it depends on the sort of degree you are doing doing. For instance, teachers, doctors or other social branches have a good reputation i think
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Apparently I´ll be learning Spanish once I´m there, but the first several months I´ll be just walking with a dictionary bothering everyone, hahaha(Original post by Colpejafort)
As long as your uni is fully in English you should be fine. Theres areas in the city where international students tend to hang out so I'm sure you could easily make friends. Now....Spain isnt very popular for its peoples knowledge of the english language, theres quite a bunch of people who can't speak in english at all, but I guess you could always learn the basics in spanish (how to ask for directions, simple vocabulary to go shopping..) and you would be perfectly fine. It's just that depending on the area where you live it will be easier or not to find people who speak english. -
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?what do you mean by "not one of the big ones"?(Original post by Jrgndk)
lol you made me laugh so hard with your spanish demostration!
About the IE Universities. They are not one of the "big ones" but I know some experiences from foreign students and all of them told me good things about them. On the internet you can find really good opinions about this university and if they are fully in English you won't have any problem to get the lessons.
Is that amongst Spanish universities, or globally? If it doesn´t have a decent reputation and employment prospects, then I would rather study elsewhere. Spain is nice and the weather is pleasant, but I wanna make sure my degree gets me some.... -
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?I mean globally. Of course any Spanish university can be compared with Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Harvard... but on the European zone they have some acknowledgements.
So in my humble opinion It's a good idea study a degree in Spain nowadays though the economic situation is really bad but that doesn't affect the universities or their students so... check your possibilities and go for it. And you know, if you have any question I'll be here
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Yo iba a ir a Manchester en principio! iras a hacer la carrera entera o solo erasmus?
No me gusta nada Edimburgo xD pero si, los 3 primeros dias es precioso.
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Jaja no te gusta nada? mi profe de ingles me dijo que era un lugar asi un poco muerto
no se si hay aqui alguien de Manchester que nos diga como es la ciudad, porque claro la uni esta muy bien pero pasarte tantos años (porque si voy a hacer la carrera, valentia al cuadrado xD) en un sitio que no te guste ... en cambio con Londres... nunca te puedes equivocar, o eso dice todo el mundo vamos!
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Re: Spaniards! Are there spanish students in here?Y tanto que muerto, es un poco ciudad fantasma xDD si no fuera por los estudiantes aqui no viviria ni dios...por las noches da miedo, super desertico todo xD.
No se, manchester igual no es muy bonita pero estoy segura que tiene muchas actividades q ofrecer y diversion asegurada.
A mi personalmente no me gusta demasiado Londres, pero es q no me gustan en exceso las ciudades superenormes y supercrowded, y eso qe soy de madrid xD
q vas a estudiar?
no se si hay aqui alguien de Manchester que nos diga como es la ciudad, porque claro la uni esta muy bien pero pasarte tantos años (porque si voy a hacer la carrera, valentia al cuadrado xD) en un sitio que no te guste ... 
