Past Review
By Gray W (Accounting, The College of William and Mary) for
William and Mary: Seville - William and Mary in Seville
Yes...it was awesome.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Universidad Pablo de Olavide |
| The term and year this program took place: | Spring 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
My William and Mary specific classes were great but my general abroad classes were weak. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The staff was great and they did a great job of making us feel welcome in Sevilla. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived with a host family in a small apartment. They were very nice people but the apartment was too small for the large number of people living in it. |
| * Food: |
Spanish food isn't very good. They recognize that Italian food is better but are too stubborn to give in to it. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Our host program did a great job and having 3 day weekends really enabled travel and experiencing and learning things outside of the classroom. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Never really thought about safety too much. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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? | Save your money for traveling and don't waste it on alcohol. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
It's hard when you are with 18 other Americans all the time to not speak English with them. I could have improved my Spanish more if I wasn't with other Americans as often. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Even though the school you go to sucks |
