Expenses Reviews
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Malinda C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Food and beverage cost most because I went out more often- if you're only in Italy for one quarter you want to enjoy it as much as possible. Travel was more expensive because I did it so often, at home I rarely travel.
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Food, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Do not fly Ryan Air- they charge 5 Euro for every kilo over 15 kilos. Plan ahead to avoid taking taxis- buses, trains, subways are easy and cheep.
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Lilia G
Chapman University, Orange, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Calling home and traveling or inevitably expensive.
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Overall, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be prepared emotionally and financially to be robbed and misplace your valuables.
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Almudena P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Above all because at home I've not to pay the housing, as I lived at my parents.
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Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Travel, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Maria K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I did more travelling than at home, I didn't use the phone that much.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Bethlehem G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I went through my home univeristy, just the cost of tuition for the program alone was what my expenses would be enrolling in the University independently (combined with other costs: food, rent, expenses, etc) for a good 4 months or so. Also, you tend to go out more when abroad, so that cost factors in.
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Overall, Travel, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I ran-out of money during the last three weeks of my program. It seems that all those transfer fees from my bank card were pretty significant, along with the fact that I had under budgeted my housing costs (after choosing to room with other American students, and food was more expensive than I had anticipated. I reccommend that students try really budget well before hand (over estimate), and follow through while you are abroad. Also, it may help to open an account in the host country in order to avoid gross bank exchange rate charges.
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yvette s
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Our apartment was more or less equal, I had a cell phone which I used to call America so that was more expensive, nightlife was less expensive because I worked in a bar so I got discounts everywhere I went, traveling was also cheaper just by ticket prices being less.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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