Adelante Abroad

Program Reviews

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Andrew
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Adelante Golf Study Abroad

This study abroad program really opened my eyes to a variety of new things. I enjoyed all of the golf I was able to play and I was able to hit all of my target courses. I met some great people and have shared great memories and thus this will be a trip that I remember for the rest of my life. I would recommend studying abroad to almost anyone and everyone that is considering to study abroad. Aswell as recommending it, you should expect to spend more money than planned on if you are truly coming here to play golf alongside the classroom experience.

What would you improve about this program?
What I would improve is the advertising and communication side of things previous to the program. All of the staff and facilities on the Scotland side of things have been nothing but incredible. I think we only stayed on the schedule provided for us by Adelante all but 2 or 3 days, the rest we did not know the plan of but until the night before.
Pros
  • Great people
  • Great golf if you pay for it
  • Living in St. Andrews
Cons
  • Expect to spend more money than planned on
  • Golf range is a £30 cab
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Jack
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Study Abroad Scotland

Throughout this past month in Scotland I have one of the best experiences ever. Not only has this program added to my resume through education and learning how to teach golf but also the amount of beautiful courses that we had the opportunity to play and explore. this program has improved my golf game tremendous and give me the opportunity to play a style of golf that we do not get to experience back at home. Overall this experience abroad has been amazing and I will definitely travel back to Scotland.

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
in my opinion the most nerve racking part of this trip was coming to a different country on my own and it was easy to overcome because i met some amazing friends upon arrival.
Pros
  • Amazing Golf courses
  • Great accommodation's
  • Amazing SRUC instructors
Cons
  • could use more practice sessions
  • Paying for more golf than expected
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Henry
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Trip Abroad to Scotland

When I heard about this trip I was not only curious but also excited to learn more about it. As the trip got closer, I started learning more about it and was super pumped to come to Scotland to learn and play golf. Graeme, Ian, and Gary were the nicest and most fun teachers I could have asked for and I am so glad I got to know them. I got to play many top tier golf courses and experience everything Scotland has to offer. Getting to get on the train to Edinburgh was also amazing. I am a big Harry Potter fan and it was cool to see all of the landmarks there.

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
My most nerve racking moment was teeing off on the first tee of the Old Course. The history and unbelievable views of the city brought so much excitement and nerves and as soon as I swung the club the nerves went away instantly. Not to mention there were more than 50 people watching my first tee shot!
Pros
  • Play lots of good golf courses
  • Eat great food at many nice restauraunts
  • Meet some really cool people
Cons
  • Very pricey
  • Did not follow itenary most of the time
  • Adelante did not live up to some of the promises
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Joseph
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Review

Throughout our time over in Scotland for a month. We had an amazing time here, and thoroughly enjoyed our time. The best part of our trip was living together and just spending so much time together. Then Graeme and Gary were also amazing and super helpful. We also meet lots of amazing people while we were over here. You could meet someone anywhere here. Living in St. Andrews was one of the best parts everything was within walking distance, and if it was raining there was an amazing taxi service.

What was your funniest moment?
The funniest but also best moment we had was when the girl on our trip made a hole in one while we were playing Dumbarnie Links.
Pros
  • Gary and Graeme
  • Living Situation
  • Dream Courses
Cons
  • Had to pay for more golf than expected
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Benjamin
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Little rough around the edges but good

The program has been great, it isn't perfect but I imagine it takes alot of work and can be alot to manage so I'm down to be patient sometimes. Over all I have housing and a great experience. It's really nice being able to explore the city on my time off (I'd definitely recommend visiting some of the graveyards their beautiful) and the coffee and pastries around are great. The staff at the zoo are all really nice and understanding. Alot of the job is just basic common sense and basic human decency. If you've got those two down you should be great ( and maybe a bit of strength at times)

What was your funniest moment?
The zoo I'm working at invited me to their staff party that had an American cowboy/western theme and Scottish people do the best American cowboy party's.
Pros
  • Good housing
  • Pretty easy work (just manual labor stuff really)
  • Great community of people at the zoo
Cons
  • A lot of hard labor which can get rough sometimes
  • A little unorganized as a company
  • Na
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Yosajandy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I had a wonderful experience!

My internship did not correlate with my actual career. I am pursuing Medicine, but interned in an Art Gallery. I have always had a passion for art. I had a couple of jobs here and there for art, but nothing serious. I chose, alongside the help of Adelante Staff, to intern in Art to broaden my resume. To also get a chance to do what I love before fully pursuing my medical career. I had a wonderful time. I met some of the best people, both in the language school and my placement. I would recommend Adelante Abroad. Broaden your knowledge and enjoy life!

What was your funniest moment?
My funniest moments, were always when I went out with my coworkers or friends. We always would laugh our heads off watching each other dance like crazy.
Pros
  • Gain overall knowledge
  • Make new connections
  • Buil resume
Cons
  • Weather may surprise you
  • Can miss family and friends depending on length of stay
  • Can be a little lonely if solo traveling
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Rolene
2/5
No, I don't recommend this program

Did not gain any experience!

I did a language assistant internship in Barcelona and hardly gained any valuable teaching experience at all. I thought I would be learning how to plan and organise lessons and help out more during class with the kids. Thinking this would lead to teaching English in the future. This was not the case at all. Especially for the price I paid, I would not recommended this to anyone wanting to learn more / gain experience in a language school. The social media was not helpful either. Hardly any recent people posting or communicating there. It wasn’t a community.

Response from Adelante Abroad

Dear Rolene, we received notification of your review below and were surprised for two main reasons: 1) your program ended 7 months ago and 2) we sent you checking-in emails regularly during your Program, and to each, your responses were incredibly positive (including happy face emojis!) So, I am going to respond here to your apparent dissatisfaction which we are just now learning about: you participated in a short, 6 – week summer internship with us last year and your Spanish level was Beginner / no Spanish. You wanted to do a Fashion internship or Marketing which, per our website and what we communicated to you, is not possible without at least some Spanish. Since you really wanted to get abroad, you opted to do the only option available for our Beginner speakers, which is Teaching English. We were VERY clear that you would not be in a school setting with children, as we not do any kind of deep background check on our candidates, rather you would be working at a private language institute mostly with adults, teaching them English. We offered to also try and include some Marketing duties as that was one of your original internship sector requests, which was an extra effort on our part and to which, again, you responded positively the various times we checked in with you about that. Everything you signed up for and paid for, you received with us in Barcelona, plus some add-ons, and all in a timely and professional manner. Our experiential programs abroad are some of the most economical which is possible to see in a few minutes of comparing programs and why candidates sign up with us. Again, this review does come as a shock to us given all the positive communication you gave us during your time abroad.

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Nicole
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Veterinary Internship

Truly a once in a lifetime experience! I spent 6 weeks at a small-animal hospital as a pre-veterinary student while I was applying to vet school and I gained so much hands-on experience! Cannot recommend it enough! I am now a vet student and I believe that my experience in Scotland helped set me apart from the other applicants! I made lifelong connections not only with the other students I lived with but also with the veterinarians and nurses! I cannot rave about this trip enough! On the weekends, I explored Scotland, visited London, Dublin, and Paris!

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Jessica
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Veterinary Intern in Scotland

I really enjoyed my time as an intern through Adelante Abroad. I spent six weeks living in Edinburgh, Scotland, where I spent most of my week participating in research on pig behavior. I major in animal science, and I just applied to veterinary school, so this internship was very helpful in preparing me for my future career as well as my vet application. I also had such a fun time in the city, as I had never been to Europe before, and living there for the length that I did was incredibly cool. There was so much history and I feel that I got to see, experience, and learn so much during my time there.

Pros
  • Beautiful city
  • Great academic experience
  • Very independent, adult environment
Cons
  • Once you are there, you are pretty much on your own and must be prepared for that responsibility
  • a little pricey
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Jillian
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Barcelona, Spain Physical Therapy Internship

I was placed in Barcelona, Spain for an internship in Physical Therapy for three months (Feb - Apr). I was hoping for a clinical placement, much like a typical Physical Therapy clinic in the US. However, I was placed with a Soccer team and was doing stuff that is more similar to what an Athletic trainer would do in the US. Despite not getting the placement that I wanted, the Spanish classes that I took at Kingsbrook were extremely well done and my host family was exceptional. I would recommend!

Pros
  • Friendly and helpful staff
  • Excellent host family, friends, and people I met
  • Improved Spanish speaking ability
Cons
  • Poor placement within Physical Therapy
  • A bit disorganized upon my arrival; I stayed with a different host family my first three days.