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Libera Universitā Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Viale di Villa Massimo, 57, 00161 Roma, Italy, Rome
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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

LUISS review by Karin

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       2.0 / 5
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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