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Università degli Studi di Firenze

203 reviews
4.09 / 5 based on 203 reviews
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manuelcuesta
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Now Italian is as a second tongue language for me.
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manuelcuesta
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Overall, I spent the same.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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manuelcuesta
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
We can't pretend that.
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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
1
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
For the departament of Classical Philology, it is really great.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
It's not about my travel, but, as I said before, I speak Spanish, English, French, Italian, but I have also an elementary-medium level of Modern Greek (ther was no space in the section of languages).
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manuelcuesta
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Angelo Casanova is great in ancient Greek literature, so as Mario Labate and Emmanuele Narducci in Latin.
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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
Maybe the number of lessons should be higher.
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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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manuelcuesta
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I loved the departament of classical filology of the University of Florence, but also the city overall, the live I did there. It was really complete, there was place for every thing (I also worked as a private teacher of spanish).
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manuelcuesta
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to have my own house. (before ther was no space to say that I have also an elementary-medium level of Modern Greek).
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It is normal if they can not give accomodation to students: erasmus students ar too many and, from my view, most of them should not do it, as they do not take advantage and learn nothing.
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