Reviews of University of California, Berkeley (UC BERKELEY) | United States

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dega1978

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

it was an experience but i can not compare this experience with my other university exchange (UNiversiteit Van amsterdam)that was 100 times better for everythin (the place, the people, the quality of the exams and of the course)

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dega1978

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

concert

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dega1978

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Italian

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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)

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

i learn a lot about americans

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dega1978

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

in everything

Travel, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Food:

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

none

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dega1978

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

sincerly it's a very nice place to study: the exams are very easy nothing to compare with the Italian University, there are a lot of structure for studing, and the girls ......

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

3

Became more independent

3