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3.97 / 5 based on 228 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I want to be independent and need my own room to relax
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Personal comments
Accomodation is a little bit too expensive, but at least the appartments are clean and you have a single room
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Campus, Vecia Veronetta, Cappa Cafe, Tropico Latino, Discos at the Lake of Garda (Biblo, Primo, Fura, Art Club Disco)
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Academic
Course recommendations
Be careful that the prof is interested in helping a foreign student to understand better. Otherwise you are screwed
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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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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
Get yurself organized with the courses and then enjoy
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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
Best year of my life. Will come back to Verona after my studies to work there
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Spent more because costs more and because I went out more. Spent less because train is less expensive
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Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the end it was no problem to speak Italian, at the end you don´t even realize that you are speaking in a different language than your mothertongue
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