Past Review
By Peter V (Political Science and Government., Providence College) for
CIEE: Barcelona - Language and Culture
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Loved the experience not the program
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | UPF |
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Classes were limited, boring, and poorly evaluated in general. Attendance policy was ridiculous and the course load and worki was WAY too much. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Nice but useless |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Tibidabo, Farthest away from anything <br /><br /> |
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Dinner was excelletn, breakfast was terrible. Didnt get lunch |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
nightlife was epic |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | make your lunch from the gorcery stpre, and pregame the bars |
Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | get to barcelona, not through ciee. Unless you love reading doing homework and not having fun |
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