Cost
As you compare the cost of our programs vs our
competitors you will notice that we charge in many cases
thousands less for the same program(s)
at the same universities. At the Unversity of Salamanca for example,
our cost can literally be $150-300 less per week over the length
of the program.
So ask yourself this very important question:
Why pay one of our competitors literally hundreds and
in many cases thousands of dollars more to go to the same univeristy,
take the same classes, stay with the same families, get the same
amount of credit, and have the same experience? We don't think
you should.
Going with Spanish Abroad, Inc. will save you
money which means you have MORE money to spend once you are abroad.
Think about it.
Why pay more?
Why are the other competitors so much more expensive?
In their programs in most cases they may offer
excursions and have a person on-site. We feel that the cost of
an excursion plus having a person on-site does not justify these
extra costs. In most cases the actual cost of these excursions
range between $25-50.
What about the person on-site?
One reason our competitors charge more is because
they have a peron on-site. In talking with people who have taken
these programs in the past we find that most people do not even
see these on-site coordinators on a regular basis except for organizing
their trips. Their comments where that going places is very easy
to set up on your own (or with the help of the University Study
Abroad Office) and very inexpensive. More importantly, when going
on these organized trips you are not interacting with locals,
rather you are in a group of Americans.
We find that many students studying abroad get
to know the local students and end up doing things with them...which
is what we think is the point of studying abroad. Meet new people,
learn a culture and learn a language while studying at the univeristy.
Study Abroad Office
We would also like to point out that each of
the universities where we send students have a study abroad office.
They have bilingual staff there to help you with classes, accommodations,
or just general questions about the city or the country. In Costa
Rica, for example, the staff in the Study Abroad Office also helps
students book tours around the city and the country.With the support
you get from our office plus the staff of each universities study
abroad office you will have everything you need to have an enjoyable
and productive academic experience abroad. Since you have these
resources as part of your program, we feel that paying extra to
have another "on-site" person is not worth the extra
cost. Save your money and use the services provided by our offices
and of course the university staff at the Study Abroad Office.
In sum our programs are less expensive because
we don't add in a lot of items that you can easily do on your
own, or with people you meet at the university you are studying
at. Because you are paying less to us you have MORE
money to spend when you are abroad. Feedback from our students
has been very positive in this aspect...especially when they see
what the "other" students are getting when going with
with one of our competitors.
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