being a bigger university UPR will have vastly different classroom experience. Classroom attendance is recommended but not required. the class size will also being completely different, and friendships will be harder to make, but that will only strengthen my people skills as well as language skills. although i am studying abroad i still am technically in a part of the US so the credits are the same as MC. The same is true for grading since it is considered an american school the grading is the same.