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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
When abroad it is very important to spend as much time as possible with people local to the area. There is no point in being surrounded by other foreigners. Living with local people is the best way to begin to understand about a place.
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Personal comments
I believe that there are ways of finding accomodation through them but I didn't make enquiries.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bar della Pace in central Rome is full of interesting Roman characters but Rome is a great place for eating out with friends and going to the cinema.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had had more information on my course beforehand. It did not turn out to be what I had understood it to be. With more information on courses I could have got more out of studying abroad.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is academically sound but unlike some of the campus universities (i.e. Bologna)it can be very disorientating and I wouldn't reccomend it to someone who speaks only a little of the language.
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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
Rome is a great city to be in but if you are really interested in student life there are perhaps better places to go such as Bologna.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The sizes of the classes was a problem due to acoustics and professor to student ratio.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Methods of examination are very different from the British method. The system can be hard to take on board.
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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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Languages
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I learnt a lot of technical vocab as well as having to read a lot of difficult texts.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food costs less, I didn't run up huge phonebills as didn't have to call my Italian friends from Scotland and I found a very cheap flat.
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Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
A cost-saving tip is to stick with the Italians. They know instinctively where one gets ripped off and they are only to happy to point out the traps that await foreigners.
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