Experience in Barcelona Past Review
By Bailey R (Spanish Language and Literature., SUNY - College at Oswego) for
SUNY Oswego: Barcelona - University of Barcelona
yes. very worthwhile for the first time studying abroad
Personal Information
| 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. |
The grading system seemed difficult compared to the how the class was taught. I felt that most of my teachers taught easy classes, but then the final tests were very difficult. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The good thing about this program was it wasn't overwhelming, but it also didn't give you as much of a chance to learn Spanish as I would have liked. Even though i requested living in a home-stay, I was placed with two other americans, which made it very easy to speak english. Also, since all the classes were with non-spainairds, it was hard to find people to talk to that could really help you to improve on your spanish speaking skills |
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| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Book hostels early, and fly ryanair. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
A lot of the students spoke English. It was hard that we only took classes with other foreigners so the common language was English. I actually learned the most about Spanish from an exchange that was not part of the program. |
Other Program Information
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