St. Louis University:Madrid Campus?

[cubix]

Anyone know anything about St. Louis University in Madrid, was looking at colleges and that was one that popped up. Seems like an intriguing concept, attend college in Spain for 4 years, but get a degree that will be regconized in the US. Or after 2 or 3 years, tranfer to their campus in St. Louis and earn a degree not offered in Madrid.

Tuition seems rather cheap, $9,000(american) a semester.

http://spain.slu.edu/

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[Netsirksmada]

There's probably some hidden fees so to speak...cause 9,000 is a great deal cheaper than most in-state schools...

[Marina]

Take in to account that most of the people in Spain attend to public universities where an academic course (october-june) might cost between 600-2000 Euros (more or less). Then there are some private universities but they are generally much cheaper that in the States, so 9000$ for an academic course wouldn't be consider a cheap option here.

[Netsirksmada]

Take in to account that most of the people in Spain attend to public universities where an academic course (october-june) might cost between 600-2000 Euros (more or less). Then there are some private universities but they are generally much cheaper that in the States, so 9000$ for an academic course wouldn't be consider a cheap option here.

Haha I should just forget about going to university here in the states then and just high-tail it to Spain and take my courses there! ;D

[richardksa]

This will not be much help in the detail, but I had the good fortune to meet with some of the students during my last visit to Madrid.They were rehearsing for a play and I know the drama director at the University. As they were all American I asked them what brought them to study in Madrid and if they liked the courses. To a man, and woman, they thought it was great. Several were there as their parents worked for the US diplomatic corps somewhere in Europe. One, whose family worked in Germany, said, "It puts us all in the same time zone". Out of all the European options he could have had, he chose Madrid. That must say something about the place.

[Brian]

I had the opportunity to study Business Spanish for a summer at the Colegio Mayor Marqués de la Ensenada. It was the best experience of my life.

My classes were usually over by 10 AM, so every day, I took the bus into the downtown area to do something cultural. I found it rather sad that most of the American students chose to sit around and huddle together on the campus, but I'm very glad to have taken the opportunity to cross-pollinate with the locals.

I recommend it very much if any have the opportunity. $9000 a year would be just slightly higher than a state university in Kentucky, where I attended.

[cubix]

There's probably some hidden fees so to speak...cause 9,000 is a great deal cheaper than most in-state schools...

On the website, it says that they try to keep the prices in line with what it would cost to attend Saint Louis University in St. Louis, so they discount the price to reflect the additional cost of living abroad(airfare etc)

[neskadebilbao]

Has anyone heard anything about their grad school?