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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The apartments were set up by Brown university, who takes care of enrolling us at the university, setting up our housing, our resident permits, everything. also a 6 week language preparation is given before classes start at the University of Bologna. The apartments were very nice, and a mix of a few american students and a few italians so that we could speak italian at home as well.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Gelatauro, Via San Vitale, best gelato in europe.
Link, outside the city walls, near the station...alternative music, techno, less expensive than the discotechs, Trattoria Da Vito, near Coop San Vitale, really cheap and good. Via Zamboni is always happening. The Lumiere theater offers student memberships and play lots of great films
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
the books aren't always readily available, like universities in the US
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
COME TO BOLOGNA, it's the best city in italy for students, hands down. even the italians think so.
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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
get a eurail pass and see europe, experience travel by yourself, you meet many people that way.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
the travel opportunities were much greater, never been to europe before. Telephone is obvious.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less 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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Bologna is a great choice to learn italian, since one doesn't hear english on the street nearly as much as florence, venice or rome.
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