Reviews of American University of Cairo (AUC) | Egypt

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Lorenzo F

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Language, Graduate, Rotary Scholarship

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Hurriya. Raves near the Pyramids. Downtown bars. Zamalek little places

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Lorenzo F

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Language, Graduate, Rotary Scholarship

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Once You know how to get around. Cairo is a friendly city.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

AUC is a private University. On one side it was a new experience for me. Housing were out of campus but through University. Excellent location and staff. Maybe rules too stiff.

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Lorenzo F

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Language, Graduate, Rotary Scholarship

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

A private grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Egypt as a low cost of life

Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Overall, Food:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Learn arabic. Everything will cost less

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Lorenzo F

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Language, Graduate, Rotary Scholarship

Academic

Course recommendations

ALI is an expensive arabic course but very very good. I found summer program too squized.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

no

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Lorenzo F

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Language, Graduate, Rotary Scholarship

Overall

I wish I had known...

you need to be in the Middle East to understand it

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Very good, BUT proivate

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Be open minded and respectful!

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Lorenzo F

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Language, Graduate, Rotary Scholarship

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Arabic rocks. That's why I was there. Egyptian arabic is very useful. Maybe less charming than others dialects. But useful

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