Expenses Reviews
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Melissa C
Western New England College, Springfield, MA, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
There is so much more to do!! I went out much more often then at home because it was the way to see everything and meet new people. Telephone is more expensive because you have to pay for every call you make - there are no included minutes like in the US. Travel was less expensive because of the rail system and youth hostels.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Vanv
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Just because it's more expensive to be there, you want to party and get out there-there is also sites and museums to visit so bring a credit card. To average-I was to about 900 $ a month excluding tuition and housing.
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Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Telephone, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Nope, I expected it. Although the free internet thing is a joke-I did spend goignt o internet cafès because I couldnt wait in line for hours for a free, slow, computer at school
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wikkidnik
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Nightlife is expensive.. caomparable to other big cities, ie NYC or Chicago. Travel was really cheap, but I did alot more of it than when I was at home. I went to a different country almost every weekend. 14 countries in all. It was a great experience. As far as telephone, its easiest to buy a cellphone here.
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Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Kay B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The local currancy (the euro) was a lot stronger than the dollar when I was there, and its a big city. Lots cheaper than London though.
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Overall, Housing, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Share groceries with your rommates. Budget through the semester - we were all broke towards the end! Best friend went here before me so I had a good idea of the expenses. Talk to the poeple who went before you if you can!
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zepcat
Thomas Edison State, Trenton, United States
Humanities, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Called home more. And rent in the city for housing is a bit higher than at home in the states.
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Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a monthly transportation pass for ATAC in Rome... instead of having to worry about buying a ticket every week you buy it once and your covered - no fines.
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ladymissheather
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent a lot of money on travel in Italy obviously because I wanted to explore outside of Rome (and Italy) on the weekends. Other than that, most items are cheaper in Italy than in the US.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food, Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No spend as much as you can--its worth it.
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