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Università di Bologna

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4.16 / 5 based on 504 reviews
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lmeister
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Anselmi's Literature course and Lucco's art history course were my favorites
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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
no
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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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lmeister
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
My Italian was pretty good before I left was great by the time I finished.
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lmeister
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
How hard it would be to come back home.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
4
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
I strongly recommend it.
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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
Do everything you possibly can while you can, don't rest for a second.
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lmeister
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
It is expensive to call home, I did a lot of traveling, but food in general was cheaper.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Carta Verde will you save you a lot of money on the train in Italy and the Europa Card will save your life when calling home.
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lmeister
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was very beneficial to live in a "real" Italian setting.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The housing provided was extremely accommadating
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lmeister
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Favorite night spots include Celtic Druid pub, and Capital Town disco pub, favorite ristorante-Pinterre on Via Mazzini
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