Would not recommend this program go somewhere more organized Past Review
By A student (Boston University) - abroad from 12/01/2018 to 05/01/2019 with
Boston University: Madrid - Madrid Internship
Independence
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Classes were fairly easy but did not learn much in them. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Incompetent administrators they seemed very disorganized and did not care for the students |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Many people had bad housing experiences. Not all host families were good. It does not seem like the university screens the families. |
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Host family consistently underfed me. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
N/A |
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| 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 |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
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? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 400 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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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 on another program |
