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CIEE: Madrid - Liberal Arts

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Program Provider:

CIEE

Location:

Madrid, Spain (Espana)

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Language Requirement:

Intermediate

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If you have at least three years of college-level Spanish, a Spanish language GPA of 3.0, a strong desire to be challenged academically, and a keen interest in participating in Spanish society by completely immersing yourself in Spanish culture by speaking only Spanish—in class, at your place of residence, and with fellow program participants—t...

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Sarita2

02/02/12

Madrid: DO IT.

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I enjoyed the sociology class that I took directly at Universidad Carlos III the most; more was expected of me, but I also learned the most. The classes attended by primarily American students felt too altered, like I wasn't getting the real Spanish university experience. view full review

Lindsey10

02/01/12

Madrid: challenging but memorable

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The workload at Carlos III was very demanding. Attendance was taken at every class and you generally had HW for each class meeting, ranging from busy work, to readings, and essays. Classes were held Mon. - Thurs. The experiences students had with direct enroll classes depended a lot on the class and professor. Professors in the CEH courses were pretty clear about their exp... view full review

Ana Medrano

01/19/12

Madrid: Exciting yet Comforting.

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The CEH courses were really easy but the university courses were challenging because of the professors and because of the language differences. I had some great professors and I learned a lot from them. view full review

Handro

01/17/12

Madrid Never Sleeps, Literally

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The workload at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid was very light at first in my experience, but the last few weeks were stressful. (I had 5 finals plus 2 major semester long projects in the span of the last 2.5 weeks). The grading scale was fair and bordering on generous. Spaniards use a grading scale of 0-10 and, in order to receive credit at my home university, I need... view full review

Gina_8232

01/09/12

Madrid was a great experience, but the USA will always have my heart.

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I personally did not like the university and educational system there. The workload was fine but the grading system was not explained very well. The teaching methods were extremely boring (especially because they were an hour and a half long each). We weren't always treated like we weren't fluent spanish speakers. view full review

Christian_4139

01/09/12

El Nuevo Madrileño - How you can become Spanish in 4 months

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Workload was lighter. The only work I had was to do readings for my literature classes as well as a few exercises for my language class. 1 of my classes was entirely lecture for the hour and a half. The others has a class participation component. Like I mentioned above, The majority of the grade came down to a final project and final exam. The final project was most likely... view full review

Aisha_749

04/13/11

Espana: No pasa nada.

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Yes it was worthwhile in that it greatly improved my language skills and i was able to go to a part of a world, i wouldnt normally have. view full review

CaraS2011

07/14/10

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I absolutely loved my experience abroad and believe it has had a large role in the person that I am today. It opened my eyes to many new things and shaped me into a well-rounded human being. view full review

mblock

06/02/10

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It was extremely worthwhile. I got to completely immerse myself into another culture and it really opened my eyes. Even though its very different than the states, I ended up loving the Spanish way of life and miss it already. I learned that only once you step outside your comfort zone can you really experience growth. view full review

annakristina

05/29/10

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I wish I had chosen a culture that is more different from my own. Living in Spain was too comfortable and too easy for me, not enough of a challenge. It was a nice break from Wellesley, but not much of a challenge. view full review

Deirdre

01/05/10

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It was definitely worthwhile but I would have changed some things about my situation such as living and my program. view full review

denichii

09/24/09

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Digitized review by Wellesley

My host family, my work experience, living in central madrid, and travelling to other countries on the weekends.

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