Salamanca: Heaven Past Review
By Scott G (Classics, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale) for
AIFS: Salamanca - University of Salamanca
YES! GO!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I went to the University of Salamanca. In my opinion there is no better school on this earth. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Thumbs up. Staff was excellent. Couldn't have asked for better. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
My host mom was spectacular. We felt more like family every day. |
| * Food: |
n/a |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Take all trips. Do everything that you can because its all worth it. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
n/a |
| 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? | 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? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 400 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Everyone; majority of people communicated in Spanish. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes 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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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | GO! Everyone. |
