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LUISS

Libera Universitā Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Viale di Villa Massimo, 57, 00161 Roma, Italy, Rome
3.89 / 5 based on 192 reviews.

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93% of students recommend
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3.5/5
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4.5/5
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Academic
3.7/5
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Languages
4.5/5
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3.0/5
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Overall
4.6/5
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“Take your time to visit the country and enjoy your stay- this could be the best time of your studies.” Read Review
Karin2012, Austria

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Review by Karin, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? You have lots of freedom (visits of friends/family) and you have the possibility of living together with students from all over the world.
Personal comments:
It was ok, but it could have been better!
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
San Lorenzo Testaccio Trastevere Baja (party-boat) Dune Bar (near Piazza Venezia) La Palma (near Pantheon)
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Inscribe to all courses that you could be interested in in the first place, at the end you will have a great range of choices.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
MORE ORGANISATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
At the beginning it was a little bit hard to follow the lessons,but it got better after a few weeks and in the end I had no problems at all.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits:
The housing / living expenses are considerably high in Rome.
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Food, Overall, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The energy costs are very high-turn off it as often as possible.
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
Nothing to think of-otherwise it would not have been as exciting as it was.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Prepare for some chaos and take everything "con calma" :-)



FINAL COMMENTS

Take your time to visit the country and enjoy your stay- this could be the best time of your studies.
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