Barcelona Past Review
By Jenna H (Environmental Science., The University of Texas at Austin) for
IES Abroad: Barcelona - Study Abroad with IES Abroad
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Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| 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. |
small workload; easy grading system; "high school teaching method" - group projects, discussion |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
strengths: easy accessibility, good program size weaknesses: no access to facilities on weekends or after 7pm |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
-independent stay: happiest out of everyone who did IES housing, great location, same price |
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bought all own groceries, ate out |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Everything |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
overall unsafe, watch belongings |
| 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? | no |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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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