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Università degli Studi di Roma - La Sapienza

Piazale Aldo Moro 1, 00185 Roma, Italy, Rome
3.87 / 5 based on 186 reviews.

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86% of students recommend
186 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (186)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (54)
Academic
3.5/5
 4 stars (66)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (54)
Expenses
3.2/5
 2 stars (12)
Overall
4.5/5
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“Erasmus is the best. I have to go home in a week and i have no idea how i'm gonna say goodbye to this wonderful year. it makes you so much stronger, more wise and independent. Do it, you'll never regret it!” Read Review
Anso85, Belgium

Università degli Studi di Roma - La Sapienza review by Anne-Sophie

Review by Anne-Sophie, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, 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: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because it's the best way to comi in contact with other people/erasmus
Personal comments:
none
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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
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Join the erasmus organisation, they will show you the best places to go out
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ACADEMIC       2.5 / 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:



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:
none

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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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Italian isn' an easy language to learn but necessary because italians don't know a lot of other languages. Overall the courses were in italian, so there is no choice but to learn
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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:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
That it was that good, so then there was no reason to be a little bit scared
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
It's very badly organised, but that is an overall impression of the italian life. You'll aggust to it because you love it



FINAL COMMENTS

Erasmus is the best. I have to go home in a week and i have no idea how i'm gonna say goodbye to this wonderful year. it makes you so much stronger, more wise and independent. Do it, you'll never regret it!
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