Spain Past Review
By Arielle Y (English and Spanish, Western Washington University) for
University of Salamanca: Salamanca - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Yes, but a different program would have been more beneficial.
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The Universidad de Salamanca classes are beneficial, fun, and have a very light workload. The program classes are harder and more work. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The Universidad de Salamanca was incredible, and I got a great education there in my month, but the program excursions (not related to the Universidad de Salamanca) and classes were rushed, unorganized, and centered around a small part of the country. I got to see very little of Spain. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The housing was perfectly fine. |
| * Food: |
Very hard for vegetarians to eat in Spain and in the dorms. Go out for tapas. The dorm food was pretty good. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Madrid is amazing -- go to the Reina Sofia and El Prado if you can. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
If you aren't used to being on your own at night in a city, don't leave the group when you go out dancing. And don't overdrink. I stocked up on Emergen-C's before I left and didn't get sick, but a lot of people got colds. |
| 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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Practiced Spanish in class and around the city, but many other students wanted to speak English together. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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