Fun Abroad in Spain Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/26/2018 to 12/22/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Madrid
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Totally worthwhile, learned a lot about myself and was able to improve my spanish.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Apartments are the way to go! |
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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? |
The recommended clinic is awesome. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Middlebury was great, they helped a ton and were super friendly. |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Live near a grocery store. |
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? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | High level spanish |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Don't hang out with other english speakers |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I was well prepared, wouldn't have wanted any more info |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Historia de España: Siglo XX |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | MARIA DEL ROSARIO RUIZ FRANCO |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Informative and interesting, but poorly planned between lecture and discussion sections. Very easy final for international students. |
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Mercados y el Medioambiente |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | ANDRES MONTERO APARICIO |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Challenging but doable if you have a background in econ and have taken Micro Theory. Good teacher, was understanding about the whole international thing. |
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Teoria de Juegos |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | FRANCISCO MARHUENDA HURTADO |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Very difficult, really horrible instruction. Final was really challenging and covered things we never learned in class. |
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