Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The "Universidad Villanueva" is located in the center of the beautiful city, Madrid. It was easier for students looking for a place. Moreover, in this school, we were supervised and the teachers are very caring. It organized a lot of activities to let us meet Spanish students and let us practice our Spanish.

On-site administration of your program

The teachers and the Administration know our names by heart. If we have a problem, they resolve with us. They are very accessible. Moreover, we only have class in the morning, then we can work in the afternoon.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

My house was very close to the metro station (5min by foot) and only 15 minutes to go to school. In general, the city of Madrid is very safe, I hadn't got any trouble. Moreover, I lived with another exchange student, and we were visited Madrid very easily because we were in the center of Madrid. I found my housing throught Internet, it was easy and the Spanish people answer you with clarity and quickly.

The food is very good. However, you have to be prepare because in the Spanish culture, they eat very late, that is to say, for lunch it's at 2:00PM and for dinner, it's at 9:00 PM! If you go at the restaurant at 6:00 PM, it's closed....

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

The two first weeks of the beggining of the program, the school organized visits in museums to discover the city of Madrid and we also had a trip to Toledo (former copital of Spain).

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I was very sick for two days, and the program helped us to give the number of the nearest doctor. It was easily accessible and the program was always here to assit us.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

Thanks to this program, I improve my written and comprehension as well as my spoken skills because, we were in small group (not more than 20 per class) and we were confortable to ask something that we didn't understand.