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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
residence was very unfriendly towards exchange students. and facilities for cooking were apalling
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
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Academic
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
wish i'd had an idea about the life in milan, it's a very specific place with it's own rules
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
prepare yourself to be judged mainly on what you look like and especially dress!
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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
if you really want to know italy don't come ti milan it's the least italian city! but it's good for fashion and nightlife is really buzing. the bocconi is also a very good school once you understand all the asministrative bullshit!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
spent more here because milan is a VERY expensive city
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Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
because of the large number of echange students its hard to learn italian fast. local students leave the foreigners to themselvesmost of the time
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