On Monday mornings, new students begin their day with a placement exam, after which they are placed in a class appropriate for their language level. This is also the time to pay the balance of your course costs. At the orientation session, you'll learn more about Guanajuato and the Institute, and we'll answer any further questions you might have. We hope we've thought of everything to smooth your planning and arrival. Now, we'd like to suggest that another great way to prepare yourself is to do your own personal research.
Travel guides are useful, of course.
But, depending on your interests, you might also want to plan to do some additional reading about the culture and history of Mexico. Brading, D. A. Miners and Merchants in Bourbon Mexico, 1763-1810 . The Origins of Mexican Nationalism. Cambridge University Press, 1985. Prophecy and Myth in Mexican History.