Hola,

I’ve been looking into taking a two-week intensive Spanish class before I begin a 9-month long internship. There are a lot of options between many different schools, but I’m unsure of how trustworthy or reputable these schools are. Does anyone have any advice about this? One I have been considering are the Don Quijote schools: http://www.donquijote.org/. Any comments would be much appreciated! Gracias!

have you try to google the school and look up few forum

hola!
Don Quijote look ok.. large organization but should be geared up for what you want. 
I did a months intensive course at this small school in Barcelona - excellent!

http://www.versionoriginalbcn.com

In the UK you can go to the Cervantes Institue (I think there are a couple - one in London other in Manchester?)
The official government sponsored school.. Not cheap - but EXCELLENT!

Buena Suerte!
sj

I just did an intensive Spanish course at International House. Google them and check it out. Quite reasonable.

Hi,

I’m looking at doing an 8-12 week intensive Spanish course (20 hours per week). Maybe at International House based on your recommendation. One question I have is after the course what kind of level would my Spanish be at? I would be starting as a beginner

Probably Intermediate, depends, have you learned another language before? Do another 4-8 weeks after that and you’d be at beginner advanced or advanced.