What they didn't tell you

Study Abroad

Erasmus+ is an exchange programme, not a route to a Spanish degree. Confusing the two is one of the most common mistakes I see, and it costs students years.

Admissions

A gap year to improve a UNED grade sounds simple. But your credential doesn't reset, and reapplying isn't the same as starting over. Here's what's really at stake.

Visas

The Spanish student visa is required for most non-EU students, and the timing is unforgiving. Here's what it is, what's at stake, and what goes wrong when students start late.

Universities

Picking the city before the university is one of the most common mistakes international students make in Spain. Here's what it costs and why the two cities aren't interchangeable.

Admissions

Medicine admissions in Spain work differently from most countries. Strong science grades are only the beginning. Here's what the process involves and what's at stake.

Admissions

Speaking Spanish fluently doesn't mean a Spanish university will accept your language level. Here's how requirements are tested, what counts, and what goes wrong.

Costs

The real cost of studying in Spain is rarely just the tuition. Here's what families discover after arrival, and why the number on the university website is only the beginning.

Grades

An IB score of 38 does not translate directly into a Spanish university grade. The conversion is its own system, and it decides what you can study.

The UNED

Some foreign students in Spain must sit a UNED exam to access the degree they want. Many find out too late. Here's who needs it and what it decides.

Universities

Many Spanish degrees advertised as English-taught are not fully in English. Here's what that phrase actually covers, and what students discover once term begins.

Admissions

The Spanish university calendar runs on fixed windows that don't wait for anyone. Most international students discover the timeline only after they've missed part of it. Here's what's at stake.

Admissions

A-Levels do not transfer cleanly into the Spanish system. What gets recognised, what gets ignored, and what it costs students who assume otherwise.

Universities

In Spain, public and private universities don't just differ in price. They differ in how they admit you, what your grade has to be, and who gets in. Here's what's at stake.

Admissions

The acreditación is the document that lets foreign students apply to Spanish universities. Get it wrong and your application can stall before it starts. Here's what it is and what's at stake.

Grades

Spanish universities convert your foreign qualifications into a grade out of 14. Two students with the same A-Levels can end up worlds apart. Here's what's at stake.

The UNED

The UNED is the gateway every foreign student must pass through to access any Spanish university. Most don't know it exists until something goes wrong. Here's what it is and what's at stake.