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Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)

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Melia D
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Staying with a host family is generally a business arrangement. Fashion is extremely important to Spaniards, so bring nice clothes. It gets really cold around November. Most stores close from 3-5 every day, and most are closed on Sundays. Things generally aren't as efficient as they are in the US (processing VISAs, etc.) so be patient.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
I can't say that you shouldn't study there, because it was my professor I didn't like. It was interesting to experience the Spanish school system firsthand and interact with the native students, and it was helpful to hear lectures in Spanish every day. I mainly took classes from my America-based program, IES, and had only this class at the University. I enjoyed the IES classes much more for their American structure (even though they were all in Spanish, too).
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Buy phone cards to call home; calling cards are pretty expensive. Some internet cafes have microphones you can use to talk to people online. Avoid locutorios (stores with phone booths); their rate is usually pretty expensive.
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Reputación "histórica"
anonymous
Spain, Undergraduate
Translation/Interpretation, 2021
Overall
La Universidad de Salamanca tiene una reputación histórica. Según mi experiencia como estudiante, su buena reputación es merecida... pero lo de "histórica" también.

Si bien es cierto que se aplican sin problema las nuevas posibilidades tecnológicas a la formación académica y se modernizan los contenidos de las enseñanzas cada cierto tiempo, el funcionamiento de las facultades, sobre todo a nivel administrativo, sigue resultando un poco arcaico (muchos procedimientos solo pueden realizarse de forma presencial, la información digital disponible suele estar desactualizada, a menudo por varios años...) en comparación con prácticamente todas las otras grandes universidades de España. Esto es, en mi opinión, especialmente problemático ya que la Universidad de Salamanca es muy atractiva a nivel nacional e internacional, y muchos de sus estudiantes proceden de fuera.

El precio de la matrícula está en la media de las universidades españolas; buena relación calidad-precio.

El ambiente universitario es bueno, aunque, desde mi punto de vista, es mérito exclusivo de la comunidad estudiante; no me parece que la Universidad tome medidas para fomentar en absoluto un "espíritu universitario" común a toda la comunidad universitaria. Dicho esto, durante mis estudios, nunca oí que hubiera percances entre estudiantes o entre éstos y la administración.

La ciudad es encantadora, y los contenidos de las carreras están bien organizados e impartidos, ¡que es lo más importante!
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Pros
Buena formación, ciudad agradable, buena relación calidad-precio
Cons
Procedimientos administrativos arcaicos, escasa implicación con la comunidad estudiantil
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Opportunity maker
Claudia M
Spain,
International Relations, 2023
Overall
The University of Salamanca for me is an opportunity maker for several reasons. In my case, I am currently studying a degree on Global Studies, something that in Spain is quite new, since it is only offered in this university and in Barcelona. The main differentiating fact is that in my university it is offered in English, so that students are more in touch with the main language of the globalized era, and that it also follows a more practical methodology than in traditional degrees in Spain. 
Students can enjoy the high level of expertise of the proffessors, since they have diverse and highly competent backgrounds. Another outstanding factor of my university is that it encourages students to study foreign languages, offering low-prized courses and titulations. Aditionally, it offers different student association from different knowledge fields to foster not only student initiatives (since the coordination totally depends on us), but also increase the quality of our school background. In the case of those associations related with my degree, the debate club, ASCIPO (political science association), Iguales LGBT and MUNUSAL (simulation of the UN) are to be mentioned. In my case, I have participated in many local, regional and national debate competitions in different formats, not only during my time in university, but also before. This experience has increased the quality of how I debate and also my soft skills.
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Pros
The wide range of offerts.
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j37m
State University of New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, United States
Literature, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
Pack minimally - you don't need much at all and it is much easier to travel.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
A wonderful learing and cultural experience - one of the best decisions I've made in my life was to study there.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Look for good travel opportunities through the university excusions and local travel agencies.
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anu_suominen
Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
More about the private language cources, when they start, how to apply etc.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
In Salamanca almost nothing is provided by the university but the private sector does a good job here: it seems that the students, especially the exchange students maintain the economic stability of this small town. Most locals seem to advantage from the students some how: bars, restaurants, rent apartments, internet cafes etc. This makes Salamanca a strange place to live. If you want to experience the best student life, go there, but if you want to live in a real Spanish city, go elsewhere.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Go north and explore the small fishing villages like Combarro and Luarca.
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megdonah13
Providence College, Providence, United States
Humanities, Undergraduate, AIFS
Overall
I wish I had known...
Although I thought I had packed lite, it wasn't lite enough. You can never pack too lite. From what others had told me, I was under the impression that weekend traveling to different countries was very inexpensive. The frequent flights, organized train and metro systems, and availibility of hostals was terrific, but inexpensive it was not. It was not a disappointment by any means, however. Instead of traveling through the countries of Europe, I traveled entirely through Spain.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Highly recommended, it was a life-changing experience. The culture of pure Castillian Spain is right at your fingertips.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Buy a framepack! Do not lug around a suitcase on wheels through the metro system or train stations. It is ultimately up to the student to immerse him/herself in the given culture. I witnessed many American students who only associated with each other, only frequented typically American bars/cafes, and traveled every weekend, which, while traveling has its benefits, were never really able to call their city "home". It is the student's responsibility to reach out to the culture to become a part of it and not feel so foreign.
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