Universitat de Barcelona with IES Past Review
By Amanda S (Sociology., The University of Texas at Austin) for
IES Abroad: Barcelona - Study Abroad with IES Abroad
i enjoyed the experience but would have done a different program
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Universitat de Barcelona |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
| The term and year this program took place: | Spring 2010 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload seemed fair but the grading system was difficult to get used to. We never really got grades on the things we turned in so I never knew where I stood in the class. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
they did not seem interested in their students |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in an apartment with a host mom. The neighborhood was nice but kind of far from the main parts of the city and there was no metro stop near us. <br /><br /> it was good. |
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she was a good cook |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
i went on one trip with my program and thought it was awful |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
the city of barcelona has a lot of petty theft |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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? | the last lower division spanish class |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
meet people from the country and try not to just surround yourself with other americans |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | make sure to branch out from the program |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
management across borders |
| Course Department: | MG345 |
| Instructor: | Beth Kuhnline |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | I thought she was a good teacher. She seemed interested in her students |
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| Course Name/Rating: |
Sports and Society in Spain |
| Course Department: | An-SO320 |
| Instructor: | Dawn Hiscock |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | It was unorganized but the teacher was nice |
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| Course Name/Rating: |
Spanish |
| Course Department: | Sp301 |
| Instructor: | Maria |
| Instruction Language: | spanish |
| Comments: | I did not like the teacher at all. She was not patient. |
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European Television |
| Course Department: | CM330 |
| Instructor: | Helena Medina |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | I really like the teacher. She was really nice and made the class interesting. I learned alot |
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