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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Discos/Bars - Old Fashion, Hollywood, Hidroscalo (in summer time), Cafe Atlantique, RollingStone, and so on...
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Really good place, located right in the centre of Milan with 300 other students!!!
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Personal comments
Very cheap (155€/month). Very difficult to get a room, be sure to book REALLY in advance otherwise you may not find a place there, and trust me: that's The place where you will want to be.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Be prepared for "italian style"
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Not to be in class with 400 people!!!! This didn't help to make contact with teachers or other students.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I studied italian 6 month before going to Italy, and for a person from a latin country (Portugal, Spain...) I think it's enough. For the other I'd recomend 1 year at least.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That it would be so good and I'd have gone 1 year instead of just 6 months
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Nothing special
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Fight for your room at the students residence. Don't give up at first. Be prepared to suffer in the first week.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Much more expensive, and if you're there you will want to seize the opportunity!
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Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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