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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is a first year at CWRU and he did not do his first semester in Madrid, I’m in a group with other first year parents, a few of whom had children participate in this program. This was the first year for the program so while there were some kinks to work out, most of the parents said their children enjoyed the experience. I think there were about 25 CWRU students this past fall.

However, there is one (annoyingly) vocal parent who has done nothing but complain about the program. Her child is premed and she says they are essentially behind a semester with the premed requirements because none is the Madrid classes count toward the premed requirements. I wouldn’t have expected those classes to count towards the premed requirements but who knows what she was told. She also complained about the food and the fact that her daughter didn’t have access to a kitchen to cook her own food.

I do take everything she says with a grain of salt but just wanted to put that out there. All of the other Madrid parents have been lovely. [/quote]

The fact is, some kids love to study abroad and benefit from it, and other kids just do not adjust and don’t enjoy being out of their comfort zone. I did a bunch of study abroad programs and there were always 2-3 kids for whom it did not work and they went home early. There’s zero shame in that! So OP’s kid should assess whether they are interested and excited about studying abroad or whether it’s just going to add stress. Food is a good metric. Yeah I’m sure Spanish cafeteria food can be gross and unfamiliar (overcooked stews, greasy cold tortillas). But Madrid abounds in cafes on every corner where you can get a delicious snack. Does that sound fun, or daunting? Does she have any interest in studying a language or is she going to hole up and only speak English? [/quote]

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