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4.38 / 5 based on 63 reviews
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
that the italian rail systems are rarely on time...
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
the university itself wasn't up to par as far as instruction, but if you're not as serious about academics as about learning about the italian way of life, siena is an incredible place to study.
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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
siena often gets overlooked when folks travel to italy and therefore it has remained fairly unpopulated by tourists and mostly unaffected by commercialism. please don't miss out on siena's richness in art and history, but please also don't divulge its secrets to those unwilling to understand its uniqueness.
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Daniel G
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I wish I had known...
It would be useful to be told about Italy's administration as having to ask around there takes ages- eg to open a post office bank account you need a tax code and how to get it...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go elsewhere as said before
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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
To get far from Siena can be awkward- if you want to travel Florence would be better
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Anita B
Overall
I wish I had known...
to buy a train pass
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
As long as you study, and imerse yourself with other Italians you will learn alot and have fun!
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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
Pack light when traveling during the weekends, buy a train pass if you plan on travelling alot, you don't need to bring toiletries with you because they have everything you could want in stores.
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g u
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I wish I had known...
Pack light. People told me to pack light prior to going and I thought I did, but I ended up buying a lot of things in Europe and had to ship my other stuff back home.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
the professors are really nice and the classes are interesting.
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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
pack light. make friends with locals. keep an open mind.
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pooncake
Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have studied more to get myself prepared.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I highly recommend a smaller class. There were too many students in one class and so, it was not easy to speak a lot.
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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
1. Eat at the school cafeteria, if you want to save moeny.
2. Travel by train to other cities, Italy is beautiful.
3. Speak italian all the times. The local people are very happy to see you speaking their language.
4. I highly recommend a weekend trip to Rome. From Siena, there are frequent shuttle buses. It is about 3 hour ride.
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Kate H
Occidental College, Los Angeles, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I loved having my own place in the city of Siena since it made me feel like I truly lived there. My one roomate was a Università degli Studi di Siena student from Albania who spoke fluent Italian so she helped us feel adapted to the new culture as well.
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Personal comments
I loved my apartment. There were 5 girls in 2 rooms and 1 girl in a single, but we rarely faught and had a lot of fun together. I had the most gorgeous view and everything in the apartment worked well. I loved my Albanian/Italian roomate, she helped us with the language and culture more than anything else.
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