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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Palo Alto, Piscina Solari, Trattoria Toscana, C Side, ... a whole lot of cool places, chilly or hot!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
better to meet other students
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Personal comments
expensive and not sufficiently available
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Academic
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: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
great choice of course in italian and english
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Overall
I wish I had known...
attend the language course to meet people
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
don't let yourself be impressed by the "elite university" image
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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
many worthwhile travel destinations are near, try to visit them, as compensation for the lack of italian clichees in milan
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
for travel and nightlife more, because i simply had more of it during the exchange; besides, instead of train tickets i found most things more expensive than in austria
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Housing, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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