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Study abroad in Salamanca amongst the golden medieval buildings, Renaissance palaces and soaring cathedrals. Study at the University of Salamanca, known as the "Oxford of the Spanish World", where you will join the thriving community of students who make Salamanca their home.Learning does not begin or end in t... More
| Provider: | AIFS |
| Location(s): | Salamanca, Spain |
| Year Founded: | 1964 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Scott G. (Classics, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale) on October 18, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-07-03 |
| * End Date: | 2011-08-12 |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I went to the University of Salamanca. In my opinion there is no better school on this earth. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Thumbs up. Staff was excellent. Couldn't have asked for better. |
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My host mom was spectacular. We felt more like family every day. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Take all trips. Do everything that you can because its all worth it. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
n/a |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Southern Illinois University - Carbondale prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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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? | N/A |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 400 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Everyone; majority of people communicated in Spanish. |
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A Look Back
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| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | GO! Everyone. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | YES! GO! |