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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cosmopolitan, Scholars, Il Giordino
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Loved the freedom
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Personal comments
I was housed through my program, International Studies Abroad, they arranged all that. ROommates were picked much like American Universities freshemen year where you filled out a survey and they grouped you accordingly
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Well I traveled a lot on the weekends and also enjoyed going out to dinner and bars a lot so that was most of my money
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
When purchasing things, use your credit card not debit. when your parents put money in your account say 350 dollars take out about 275 euro at the atm save the cash and disperse accordingly as you spend, but use your credit card for as much as possible, when you use your debit card you acquire a fee every time, i had over 50 dollars my first month there
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Academic
Course recommendations
If you can take courses that are more likely to have students who aren't study abroad. Most students try not to make friends with the Study Abroad kids because they leave 4 months later but I had no classes with them to meet any of them at all.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
How hard coming back would be
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
enjoy every day and don't take a second for granted
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had no knowledge of Italian when I got there. Living in the city and talking to people was the way I learned mosto f my Italian skills
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