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Gabriele D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because the British Pound is a very strong currency compared to Italian Lira.
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Food, Overall, Housing, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Of course the choice to live with students means a moral and economic advantage.
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Gabriele D
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was pretty good after the first month because at the beginning I was not used to listen to so different language. Also in Glasgow there's a slang not easy to understand at a first approach.
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Gabriele D
Overall
I wish I had known...
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
That's a good way to improve yourself, knowing a new culture and behave in a different environment.
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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
As a summary I can say it was great time spent there for many reasons as mentioned before; perhaps too many advices could impression a student who is going to depart while I think it has to be explored also a bit on your own. The only advice I think is very useful is the departure period: on September you'll find less problems at finding accomodation.
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Gabriele D
Academic
Course recommendations
I think they're so different compared with italian ones: the main difference regards the number of hours you've to attend lessons.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Too short time to give judgements.
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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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Gabriele D
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
During the time i've been in Glasgow I spent two nights a week out with friends; our preferred bars were in the middle of Glasgow (Buchanan St. mainly) and it was great experience. After few time we decided to enterprise also travels instead of going for bars, perhaps that's my natural way of being
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Gabriele D
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it has been great staying with other students and sharing our culture each other; also during the studying time we made experiences together and it was a moment to learn different ways to behave on the same problems.
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Personal comments
There was an Accomodation Office where you could catch the right addresses and keep contact with private or public structures. When I arrived on January there were few problems to find an accomodation at the Campus because most of the rooms were booked since September; so i've had just few days at one of the University Accomodation and the I moved away.
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