Salamanca + Neurobiology of Hearing = one heck of a good time Past Review
By Ryan R (Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh) - abroad from 05/19/2014 to 03/20/2015 with
UConn: Salamanca - Neuroscience in Salamanca, Spain - Summer Program
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Excellent program. If you're looking for a great place to live for 5 weeks, Salamanca is the place. If you're looking for an extremely interesting and well laid out course, Neurobiology of Hearing is the course. Sure, you might have to do a little more work than other study abroad courses (i.e. you actually have to do work), but it's 100% worth it. I recommend this program to any student looking for a science-based study abroad program.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
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Extremely interesting course (Neurobiology of Hearing) |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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) |
If we chose, we could eat every single meal for free in the cafeteria. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That traveling around Europe is extremely easy and doesn't need to be prepared for months in advance |
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