Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

na Past Review

By (Linguistics., University of California - San Diego) for

ISA Study Abroad in Sevilla, Spain

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
the biggest complaint i have is that it took forever to get my transcripts once I had returned. As a student trying to graduate, it did not help that my transcripts were not even shipped back to the us until 3 months after i had returned, and they were not processed at my school until i had already missed deadlines for graduation and commencement. it should not have taken that long and even now, all of my courses are still pending and i will be graduating in less than a month

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

help and assistance was always available

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

the daughter of the family i lived with was horrible, but the parents were nice and always included us in family events and outings. I spent the weekend with them at their beach house and dinners were always very tasty

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* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

i had to visit the urgent care facility at one point on a weekend and the health insurance we had access to through our program did not cover that very well and I ended up paying about $300 and the doctor did not give me the correct treatment and I had to go back and pay more....

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? No

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
Language acquisition improvement?

practiced with family and in spanish language classes

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

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  • Host Family

Individual Course Reviews

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spanish history
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contemporary spanish literature
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spanish phonetics and phonology
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spanish redaing and comprehension
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spanish culture and civilization
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