{"id":289,"date":"2015-09-28T20:18:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/spanish1oli\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=289"},"modified":"2015-10-10T16:48:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T16:48:50","slug":"esbozos-culturales-la-vida-universitaria","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/chapter\/esbozos-culturales-la-vida-universitaria\/","title":{"raw":"La vida universitaria","rendered":"La vida universitaria"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUniversity life is a bit different than what students in the United States are used to. First of all, college lasts five years, except for law and medical schools. Second, there are no majors and minors. The coursework a student does is entirely devoted the his\/her field of study; in other words, the concept of general education requirements does not exist and a student takes all courses in the <span class=\"foreign\">facultad<\/span> where he\/she studies.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img title=\"el Tec de Monterrey\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L3p064.jpg\" alt=\"sign directing people around campus\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td><img title=\"Universidad de Guadalajara\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L3p065.jpg\" alt=\"entrance of Guadalajara University in Mexico\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nSince there are no dorms, most students live at home. For those who come from out of town, they usually live in <span class=\"foreign\">pensiones estudiantiles<\/span>. College is called <span class=\"foreign\">licenciatura<\/span> in Venezuela, <span class=\"foreign\">pre-grado<\/span> or <span class=\"foreign\">bachillerato<\/span> in Peru, and <span class=\"foreign\">carrera<\/span> or <span class=\"foreign\">profesional<\/span> in Mexico.\r\n\r\nCollege education is expensive in most parts of Latin America, if private. Therefore, there is much greater competition to get into the public universities than the private schools, which in turn means there are limited spots available for the public institutions. Entry is usually gained through a competitive, national exam. It is also difficult to obtain scholarships and loans for studying. In order to finance their studies, students basically depend on what their parents are able to afford for their education.\r\n\r\nRebeca de Caracas (Venezuela) nos explica un poco sobre la vida universitaria en su pa\u00eds:\r\n\r\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l3_leccion3\/webcontent\/S1L3S284.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/oea.herokuapp.com\/assessments\/1391","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>University life is a bit different than what students in the United States are used to. First of all, college lasts five years, except for law and medical schools. Second, there are no majors and minors. The coursework a student does is entirely devoted the his\/her field of study; in other words, the concept of general education requirements does not exist and a student takes all courses in the <span class=\"foreign\">facultad<\/span> where he\/she studies.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"el Tec de Monterrey\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L3p064.jpg\" alt=\"sign directing people around campus\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Universidad de Guadalajara\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L3p065.jpg\" alt=\"entrance of Guadalajara University in Mexico\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Since there are no dorms, most students live at home. For those who come from out of town, they usually live in <span class=\"foreign\">pensiones estudiantiles<\/span>. College is called <span class=\"foreign\">licenciatura<\/span> in Venezuela, <span class=\"foreign\">pre-grado<\/span> or <span class=\"foreign\">bachillerato<\/span> in Peru, and <span class=\"foreign\">carrera<\/span> or <span class=\"foreign\">profesional<\/span> in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>College education is expensive in most parts of Latin America, if private. Therefore, there is much greater competition to get into the public universities than the private schools, which in turn means there are limited spots available for the public institutions. Entry is usually gained through a competitive, national exam. It is also difficult to obtain scholarships and loans for studying. 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