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IES Abroad: Barcelona - IES Abroad Barcelona Center
Program Information
Study abroad in Barcelona—capital of the autonomous province of Catalonia. The IES Abroad Barcelona program provides students with opportunities to learn or perfect Spanish while studying business and liberal arts.
| Provider: | IES Abroad |
| Location(s): | Barcelona, Spain |
| Year Founded: | |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Samantha T. (Communications Studies, The University of Texas at Austin) on September 14, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-05-23 |
| * End Date: | 2011-07-09 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload was a little heavy in one of my classes, but not so much where it really got in my way. I love my professors. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They were very helpful. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I loved the field trip that IES arranged. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
Be careful of pick pocketers! |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did The University of Texas at Austin 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? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 2nd year college |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
Everyone. |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * 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? | Arrange your living arrangements with new people, because they program brings in great people from all over! |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | I learned a lot about myself and how I react in unusual circumstances. I felt like I grew a lot as a person, and made great friends! |