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4.23 / 5 based on 163 reviews
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Ricardo V
LanguagesLanguage of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I had an intensive language course in the beginning of the year and after two months I was already speaking the essential. After one year I was speaking fluent Italian
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AcademicCourse recommendations
Courses vary according to the teachers so make sure you choose the best teachers of the faculty
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It's the best public faculty of economics in Italy!
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Rome is a big city and I live in a small city wich are normaly cheaper.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Avoid the turist places and beware of offer that are too great to be true because normaly there's some scheme behind it
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OverallI wish I had known...
It's always useful to know the language a little before you go.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Organize all the paperwork and different offices
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Make sure you visite Pompei, Sienna and Firenze. If you're coming from a northen country be careful with the culture shock because you'll most likely have one
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HousingType of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it would allow me to live closer do the center of the city
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
If you can get a place at the residence go for it because it's all new and very cheap. The only problem being the location and Rome's public tranports
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Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The summer concerts, the vatican museum and for dancing Goa on saturdays and Baja on mondays
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