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University of Birmingham

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3.99 / 5 based on 230 reviews
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jollo
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Things were just more expensive than at home also because of the english poung exchange rate at the time
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
They have charity travels that turn out to be almost for free and you also get to give quite some money to charity org.
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jollo
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
good economics and international reletions theory courses
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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
More studying
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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
Overall
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jollo
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
That the course was not very serious
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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
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Make your students study a bit more
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
I liked the experience and i would do it again eventhogh i'd like to be able to choose a more difficult subject
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jollo
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
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
it worked out good for me
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jollo
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
it was good to learn english and to get close to the english culture.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
There were many parties and i really felt welcomed even if i was the only foreigner out of 1000 people
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jollo
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within 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
I don't remember the names of the clubs
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