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4.14 / 5 based on 204 reviews

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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
piazza del campo siena /big discotheques in florence
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
A (shared) appartement or otherwise something like a campus i like the most.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Allthough you not always knwo the right words to use, after a while you'll speak easely and are able to communicate very wel. It helps oof course if you're able to speak other languages allready....
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I travelled allot around Italy and for housing it costed me a bit more but not that much.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Difficult to open local bank account without having a job.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
that i should have spent more time there, and it's more easy to spent time learing the language in the country than do it at your home country
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
They are used to ersamus students, just go with the flow and evreything will be arranged
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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
I wish I could do it again!
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Academic
Course recommendations
try a lot to find out which course and teacher really respond to your preferences
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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
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