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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived with other German students - it was a real Berlin full immersion.
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Personal comments
The student dormitories are quite far away from the center of the city; some of them are well mantained, others are not. It depends.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
In Berlin everything changes evey week - just follow the wave; anyway, Kulturbrauerei and all the Erasmus parties were good.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How to get a good accomodation without too much effort.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go to "Humboldt Humboltianus", the International Students Organization: there you will meet firnads in a While. And, overall, be friendly to everybody. Germans can be very nice.
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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
Berlin is a stimulating city, in this period. Go there: it may be the occasion of a lifetime.
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Stefano C
Academic
Course recommendations
Some students complained for the lack of a real erasmus students´tutor. People are somehow left on their own, they have problems at the very beginning.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
This experience was absolutely necessary to learn German.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because I lived abroad, and I had to reach my family in Rome a couple of times; then I had to go back to Italy to get some material for my final essay.
Italian food is then more expansive in Germany than in Italy
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Food, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Look for a good part-time job.
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