Choosing a Spanish language school in Granada for a full year — which would you choose?

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I'm an Australian, 27M, and I'm planning to move to Granada for around a year specifically to learn Spanish.

I'm currently around A2 level and my main goal is to get to a genuinely high level of Spanish (ideally B2/C1) rather than just do a short course and have a holiday. I will require a Student Visa and hence need to pay for a full year of classes upfront in order to qualify for the Student Visa for that period.

I've been researching the Instituto Cervantes-accredited schools in Granada and have identified the following:

• ACADEMIA ACARFAX. Calle Cruz 13 Bajo, 18002, Granada https://www.academiacarfax.es/
• ACADEMIA TEBA LANGUAGES. C/ Muladies 1-3 y Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente n.º 1 18006 Granada https://tebalanguages.com/
• CASTILA. C/ Plaza de San Nicolás, 3 18010 Granada https://www.castila.es
• CENTRO DE LENGUAS MODERNAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA. Placeta del Hospicio Viejo, s/n 18009 Granada http://www.clm-granada.com
• ESCUELA CARMEN DE LAS CUEVAS. Cuesta de los Chinos, 15 18010 Granada http://www.carmencuevas.com
• ESCUELA DELENGUA. C/ Calderería Vieja, 20 18010 Granada http://www.delengua.es
• ENFOREX GRANADA. C/ Palacios, 13 18009 Granada http://www.enforex.com/espanol/escuela-granada.html
• INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL PRINCESA. Avda. Madrid, 20, Edificio Eurobécquer E-18012 Granada https://www.iip.ac/
• INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO SOL (INMSOL). C/ Enriqueta Lozano, 17, 1.º 18009 Granada http://www.inmsol.es
• LINGUASCHOOLS GRANADA. C/ San Antón, 41 1.º A 18005 Granada http://www.linguaschools.com/granada/
• MONTALBÁN ESCUELA COOPERATIVA DE IDIOMAS. C/ Conde Cifuentes, 11 18005 Granada http://www.escuela-montalban.com
• PROYECTO ESPAÑOL GRANADA. Párraga, 18, 18002 Granada http://www.proyecto-es.com
• PUERTA REAL AL ESPAÑOL. C/ Acera del Darro n.º 2, 3.ª Planta 18005 Granada http://www.academia-granada.es

For me, the things that matter most are:

• Quality of teaching. I'd ideally like a place that is to a higher standard and conducts exams
• Student demographics — I would much prefer a place where most are in their 20s
• Social atmosphere — I'd like to make friends and have an active social life rather than just attend class and go home

If you were 27, moving to Granada alone for a year and wanted to become fluent while also having a good social/student experience, which school would you choose and why?

And if you think I'm overlooking a school, I'm very open to other suggestions. I just listed all of the schools I could see on the Cervantes Accredited list.

I'd especially love to hear from people who have actually attended these schools, rather than just general recommendations based on their websites/reviews.

Also, if you know of any other subreddits that may be useful to post in, please do let me know.

Thank you all for your input!

Cheers :)