Best Experience of My Life! Past Review
By A student (University of South Carolina - Columbia) - abroad from 05/29/2017 to 07/14/2017 with
CISabroad (Center for International Studies): Barcelona - Summer at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
I really got to experience what it was like to live and study in another country. It took some getting used to, but by the end it was the time of my life and I didn't want to leave. I cannot wait to return to Spain and to hopefully study abroad again!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The teachers were amazing and the classes were extremely interesting. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Super helpful and available. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Steps from Las Ramblas, Christopher Columbus statue and the Port! |
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Since I had an apartment, we had a full kitchen to cook what we wanted, but the food in restaurants in Spain was amazing! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
CIS provided numerous activities to help us emerge in the culture and encouraged us to explore on our own! |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
CIS was so helpful, both before during and after. I'm actually looking to study abroad again and am planning to go through another one of their programs! |
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? | Its a marathon not a sprint! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Push yourself outside of your comfort zone everyday, try new things, talk to new people. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
