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Università degli Studi di Siena

Universtity of Siena, Via San Vigilio 6, 53100 Siena, Italy
3.99 / 5 based on 156 reviews.

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83% of students recommend
156 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (156)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (36)
Academic
3.6/5
 4 stars (84)
Languages
4.5/5
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3.4/5
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“Wacht out with the Medical insurance, and the special treatments.” Read Review
Marta_23, Spain

156 reviews of Università degli Studi di Siena

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HOUSING    
by Marta, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain
Environmental Sciences, Erasmus
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: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? For winning independence.
Personal comments:
Really cosy, and friendly, I met a lot of people from differents countries, so that, I was able to practice english besides of italian lenguage.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by mathiasjunkert, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Political Science, Erasmus
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 equally interact with the local and student community
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Caffe del Corso - Snacks at 7 p.m. Barone Rosso - daily live music Bogart Rock Caffe Bar Porrione:) - a glass of wine for 1500 Lire
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ACADEMIC    
by mazzalazza, Royal Holloway and Bredford New College (University of London), London, United Kingdom
History, Erasmus
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:
Storia della lingua Italiana was extremely interesting and easy to follow.



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:
No.

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by Jordi, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Erasmus
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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
I didn't have any problem with the language because before I took place in a italian course for three weeks, 6 ours every day before the beginning of the the course
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EXPENSES    
by pendragon, Montclair State University, Montclair, United States
Language, University Agreement
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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Stafford loan
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Food and transportation is cheap. Everything was included in my trip, but occasionally I ate out and took a bus trip to another town.
Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Cost-saving tip # 1: drink lots of coffee (cafe) at the bar, not the tables. Also, food in the restaurants is only slightly more expensive than the mensa, so take advantage and eat out once in a while...the experience is a great value!
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OVERALL    
by Mark, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Law, Civil, Erasmus
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 i should have spent more time there, and it's more easy to spent time learing the language in the country than do it at your home country
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:
They are used to ersamus students, just go with the flow and evreything will be arranged



FINAL COMMENTS

I wish I could do it again!
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