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Università degli Studi di Firenze

203 reviews
4.09 / 5 based on 203 reviews
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romeroceballos
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I spend more on food because I don't buy it at home. The same for housing, but even that it is more expensive than here!
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Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, 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
none
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romeroceballos
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Attend to class, learn better the language and the exam is diferent. Don't be nerve about the oral exam if haven't done one before!! There're 3 different dates to take the same exam
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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
Not really
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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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romeroceballos
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
The problems to confirm the subjects studied there
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
The first and more important thing is to go to San Marco's office to get the official papers and to the police to get your visa. After that you should go to your studies center then go to the "mensa" (where you'll eat), the one in San Gallo to get your student identity card.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Don't get too depress if you don't find a house to live in less than a week, and you finally start to life with exchange students and not Italian is hard! To travel in train there are discount if you travel in group of 3, ask anyway in the train station!!
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romeroceballos
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I received a language course from the host university but i wasn't allow to do another one. The course was pretty helpful.
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romeroceballos
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because is a great experience. You get to know better your partners' behavior. You become independent with responsabilities and freedom.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Everybody at University tries to help.
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romeroceballos
Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
"Andromeda" is a night club where foreigns don't pay to get in. The place isn't to good but it's the one stys open till late!!Is in the center near to Piazza la Signoria and Il Duomo. There's another cafe bar very nice to eat or have a drink called "La Torre" placed in the other side of the river Arno, just in front of the Ufizzi Gallery. To have a coffe, a very cool place is Astor placed in one side of Il Duomo going to Piaza San Marco.
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