API Salamanca Is Salamanca's Best 3rd Party Provider Past Review
By Elizabeth W (English/Philosophy, The College of William and Mary) for
API (Academic Programs International): Salamanca - Universidad de Salamanca
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Expectations succeeded! The program is as you make it, but no matter what you'll have fun. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Excursions were wonderful. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Salamanca always felt safe, even late at night. The program helped any students that needed medical assistance, even for colds or mild sicknesses. |
| 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? | It depends on how much you travel--if you're staying in Salamanca on most weekends, it's not expensive at all. |
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? | n/a |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Most people don't speak English, so you have to practice every day. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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? | It is what you make it academically--be open minded, especially to embracing non-American culture, and you'll love it. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Spanish Grammar |
| Course Department: | CI Advanced B3, B2 |
| Instructor: | Pilar Salinas Lopez |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Pilar is a strict but excellent teacher. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I don't know yet. |
