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Università degli Studi di Siena

204 reviews
4.14 / 5 based on 204 reviews
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bazille
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Medicine, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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
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bazille
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Medicine, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
have a car
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
try to arrange most things ahead.
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bazille
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Medicine, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
more expensive in Italy: food, telephone, accomodation: extremely expensive in Siena
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
accomodation very expensive!!!!!!!
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bazille
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Medicine, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I had no trouble at all but I already knew some Italian upon arrival
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bazille
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Medicine, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: double room in rented flat
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
In siena it is recommended to go there by car or rent one. Outside town rents are a lot lower and you can choose from different good houses
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Very very difficult to get a room. very expensive. Almost all rooms in town double rooms. try to fins a room some months ahead. Erasmus office has not enough rooms to offer
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bazille
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Medicine, Graduate, Erasmus
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
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
Little nightlife. Beautiful but quiet town. car helps a lot to have more fun. Not very well connected with bus or train. Hard to travel
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