<p>Does anyone know anything about St Louis University in Madrid? I think that I can get a substantial scholarship to go there, but I'm worried about its not-too-good academics. I know that after two years you can either transfer to another US university or go to the Univeristy's campus in the US. What kind of schools can the top transfer applicants get into??</p>
<p>Why not just go to Saint Louis University(US), they give out some really good scholarships.</p>
<p>"The 2004 U.S. News & World Report's list of "America's Best Colleges" ranked SLU among the top 50 "Schools That Offer the Best Value" - meaning we provide an outstanding education for the money. To make a SLU education accessible, we offer a plethora of scholarships and financial aid, including four-year, full tuition merit awards. Last year 96 percent of our incoming freshmen received some form of financial aid."</p>
<p>Heres a link, to see some of the scholarships. Most are pretty easy to get.
<a href="http://www.slu.edu/services/fin_aid/aid_programs.php?stype=new&source=slu%5B/url%5D">http://www.slu.edu/services/fin_aid/aid_programs.php?stype=new&source=slu</a></p>
<p>My D got a phone call that she was admitted to St Louis U and would be recieving an award letter in the next 2 weeks. She did not visit before Dec 1 however. I had not seen that info before. Do you think that will hurt her. We do not live close enough to visit and she wanted to see if she got in first. She also is in a milion activities and has basically no free time to visit. Guess we will know the answer soon. Does anyone have info on pros and cons of the school?</p>
<p>dressagechick -
see if you can ride somewhere while you're there. Iberian dressage is pretty awesome.</p>
<p>Yeah, according to their website there's a riding center closeby and if I get a nice scholarship my parents won't mind paying for lessons, so I'm definetly looking forward to that.</p>
<p>i recieved a little brochure on this college in Spain, and I had the opportunity to study in spain last fall on an exchange trip with my class. All I can say is, unless you truly are looking for that experience, an American degree is worth more then a Spain degree so why not just study abroad a year at an American college and have the best of both worlds. Then again, Spain was gorgeous and if you are going to consider a university and although it is not an American university <em>meaning you would need some serious spanish skills to understand the classes</em> look at University of Granada. I saw it when I toured Spain. Absolutely beautiful and <em>granadas</em> are on trees everywhere in the city, giving the streets a fresh citrusy smell hehe * plus it is a very nice city, great weather in the south of Adulucia and of course its Spain culture 24/7...Yo Quiero Estar en Espana...;) hehe</p>
<p>The reason that I wanted to go to St.Louis is because I can transfer after two years and still have an American degree. With most other foreign universities thats not possible.</p>
<p>valuable, seems like we have a lot in common. I did a summer abroad in Spain following my freshman year. I loved it, but I think the University of Salamanca is regarded as the best in spain. Also, the North is obv. better :-P (I did my program in Santander, in Cantabria, and loved it. I've also been to Malaga, and found it too touristy)</p>
<p>I stayed in Madrid <em>AWESOME</em> but also saw Sevilla, Granada, Toledo, y La Mancha! hehe I have to say that Granda was my fav city and I loved Sevilla (perfect cobble stoned winding streets etc.) but I think too many tourists. I would love to live in Spain, in fact I am visiting my exchange student again this summer before i leave for college. The trip was life changing and I even chose it as my essay topic for college. I would Go for it dressagechick! you only have one chance to do things like this in your life. Just apply have fun and I am sure youll have no problem transfering. I considered this school too but a little too far for me :( I would miss my mom and dad too much if I couldnt come home once and a while</p>
<p>Also, a school is what you make of it, you will definitely learn spanish and even if the academics arent superb like American Universities, you will still be working hard and with good grades transfer reguardless. Lots of people go to schools that arent are work strenuous as they could possibly handle but they still do well and get into good graduate schools. *example my family friend was validictorian of her highschool, could have gone Ivy, but chose Rutgers University-Camden, which is by no means as good as other schools academics but as of now she graduated the 1st in her class and is getting awesome job offers. Again, college is what you make of it, youll do good anywhere if you try your best! Hope this helps :)</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks for all the advice valuable!!! I'm doing the application right now.</p>