ABOUT THE TEST

1 P: What is it? Do I have to prepare for it?
2 P: How long does it last?
3 P: How many times can I take the Admission Test in one year?
4 P: If I fail the test, can I retake it next year?
5 P: Can I take a calculator, a dictionary or anything else special?
6 P: Can I only take the test in Barcelona?
7 P: Do foreign candidates take a different test?
8 P: What language is it in?
9 P: What level of mathematics is necessary?
10 P: Does the test have a big influence on the whole admission process?
11 P: Should I take the test at a particular time of year?

LEVEL OF ENGLISH

12 P: What level of English should I have?

PRE-UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION SCORE
13 P: What score do I need in my pre-university examination?
14 P: What minimum grade do I need to take a degree course at ESADE?
15 P: What average A level results do degree students have?

ACADEMIC QUESTIONS
16 P: What language are classes in?
17 P: Does each group have the same professors?
18 P: Do the professors work exclusively in teaching?
19 P: Are the groups small?
20 P: Do I need a computer?
21 P: Does ESADE have a library?
22 P: Is there any type of financial study assistance?
23 P: Does ESADE have its own hall of residence?
24 P: What are the conditions to get into second year?
25 P: Is my ESADE qualification an official one?
26 P: What does conditioned admission mean?

1 R: It is an aptitude test. It is not a test of knowledge nor is it psychometric. It basically values the following aspects: learning rhythm, ability to analyze situations, etc. Therefore, there is no concrete subject matter to prepare for.

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2 R: In total, 4:30 minutes, with a break included.

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3 R: You can only take it once a year.

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4 R: As it is an aptitude test, you do not pass or fail. If the results are very poor, it is unlikely that next year would see much variation. However, you can retake it the following year.

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5 R:You only need to bring your ID card and the confirmation you received when you applied.
NOTA IMPORTANTE: Submitting an On-line Admission Application does not imply confirmation of attendance for the Open Day, which is usually held on the same day as the test. To confirm Open Day attendance, please click here.
 
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6 R: No, you can take it in several cities around Spain. Check the upcoming events regularly or contact us for further information.

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7 R: No. Therefore, you must be fluent in Spanish.

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8 R: It is a multiple-choice test where you choose the suitable option (A, B, C or D). There is also a writing section, which you can complete in Spanish or Catalan.

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9 R: The mathematics section of the test for the Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA does not evaluate your level of knowledge, but your ability to assimilate knowledge in the program. The test for the Bachelor and Master in Law does not have a mathematics section.
 
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10 R: The Admissions Committee judges other aspects, not only the test results: academic record, your application form and, in some cases, a personal interview. The final decision is taken after considering all this information, not just the test results.

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11 R: The admission process is ongoing. Places are assigned as tests are taken. Although there are a number of places reserved for each test, you should take the Admissions Test as early as possible. As it is an aptitude test, there is no specific preparation required and it is better to take the test early on, which means you get the result sooner and, in the case of not being accepted, you then have more time to plan an alternative.

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12 R: All candidates to the Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA should have an English level equivalent to First Certificate of Cambridge at the start of the programme. Candidates to the Bachelor and Master in Law are not required to have English language knowledge for admission. 
Candidates are required to sit a language level test on the same day they take the Admissions test.  
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13 R: You need to pass with a minimum score of 5.

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14 R: The admissions process for ESADE degrees is independent of public university pre-registration, meaning that access to courses is not affected by minimum grades.

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15 R: Degree students have a remarkably high A level result average.

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16 R: In the Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA there are two groups: one in Spanish and English and one in Catalan and English. In the Bachelor and Master in Law, there are two groups: one in Spanish  and one in Catalan . This is because students come from all over Spain and different countries and there is always a minimum of one group following classes entirely in Spanish.
 

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17 R: The majority of professors are the same for both groups, although in some cases they may vary.

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18 R: We have professors who work exclusively in teaching, and others who combine it with their professional activity. All are highly-qualified and the most of them have a Ph.D.

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19 R: Class size depends on the subject. However, groups are always designed to allow teamwork.

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20 R: No, it is not necessary. ESADE has an ICT Service with over 400 computers. The center is open from 8am to 2am.

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21 R: Yes, and ESADE prides itself in its library. It is specialized in Management and Law and has over 75,000 volumes. There is also a newspaper library with over 600 publications and a further 3,200 in digital format. The library also holds publications from various international organizations and, among its digital resources, has almost 50 electronic databases and CD-ROMs with magazine articles, international financial and statistic data, company directories, annual reports, legislation and jurisprudence.
 

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22 R:  ESADE offers a wide range of grants and financial aid packages.  We also have agreements with banks to offer study loans at competitive rates.

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23 R:We have an agreement with the Sarrià University Hall of Residence and Roberto di Nobili Hall of Residence.  The Marketing and Admissions Service also has a guide to help you find accommodation.

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24 R:   Bachelor and Master in Law Programme
The first year of the Bachelor and Master in Law consists of 9 compulsory subjects, totalling 60 ECTS credits.

. Registering for second year:
Students who have passed, between the June and September exams, a minimum of 7 compulsory subjects (or 6 if one of the failed subjects is a language). Students who pass the first year in general, but who have failed certain subjects, will be required to enrol on the full compliment of second-year courses. With respect to the pending first-year subjects, students should also enrol on and study these subjects under a plan to be worked out with the professor / tutor of the course in question, which will specifically address the activities to be carried out in relation to developing the competencies assigned to each subject.

. Repeating first year:
Students who do not meet the minimum requirements, provided that they have passed 4 subjects overall. These students will be eligible to repeat the year. They will study the subjects that were failed in the first year, along with the second-year compulsory subjects to be chosen from among subjects that are compatible with the timetable and syllabus of the first-year failed subjects.

. Dropping out of the programme:
Students who, between the June and September exams, do not pass 4 compulsory subjects, unless there are exceptional circumstances to justify their continuing on the programme or in the event of there being special educational needs.

Students who repeated first year are required to obtain, either in the June or September exams, the credits corresponding to the first year plus at least half of those corresponding to the second-year subjects that they have enrolled on in order to stay on the programme. They will otherwise be expelled, unless there are exceptional circumstances to justify their continuing on the programme or in the event of there being special educational needs. After having fulfilled this requirement, and provided that all other academic requirements have been met, students will enrol on the second-year courses that have not been taken and, where appropriate, which they have failed.

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Programme
The first academic year of this programme is selective. The following students may enrol in the second year:

. The following students may enrol in the second year:
Those students who have passed all of the first-year subjects during the sessions offered between June and September, and those who have failed no more than 15 ECTS credits for the compulsory and basic-education subjects (except English I) during the two sessions offered in the first year.

. The following students may repeat the first year:
Students who still need to complete between 16 and 24 ECTS credits for compulsory and basic-education subjects (except English I) during the sessions offered between June and September. They will repeat only the subjects they have not passed, and the rest of their workload will consist of optional subjects. Students who repeat a year will have to pay the enrolment fee and the subject fees corresponding to the credits they are repeating.

. The following students must drop out of the programme:
Students who have failed more than 25 ECTS credits for compulsory and basic-education subjects (except English I) during the sessions offered between June and September.
 

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25 R: Yes, on completing your studies at ESADE you will attain two official qualifications: a Bachelor degree and a Master's degree. These degrees will enable you to access third cycle studies (doctorates) as well as any of the Civil Service examinations.

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26 R: It means that you are admitted on the condition that you meet the academic requirements necessary to take up a university Bachelor at ESADE: as long as you pass the required "A" levels and the university entrance exam with a grade of 5 in the round of exams held in June
 

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