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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Travelling, and nightlife. I went out much more than I do at home. I went out about everynight.
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Travel, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was difficult at first, but after a few months it just starts to flow.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
More efficiency of the language.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Better administration: they need to be more helpful with problems instead of only disiplinary measures.
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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
The over-all experience was great. The country is wonderful, and the people are friendly but they have bad tempers. The program is good, and most of the teachers are very good. Many teachers are highly qualified with much international experience.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Some teachers were acceptionally good, but some classes were a joke. The overall material studied in the courses was very good.
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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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Clubs are bad; except "barrumba" Bars are good- Irish pubs
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
Friendly people
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