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4.09 / 5 based on 224 reviews
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Simply because at home I used to live with my family (now I'm on my own). In the second place, UK is almost three times more expensive than Italy. Lukily that is not an absolute truth...
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Food, Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The student card in UK is a powerfull tool for saving money. The tip of the day is to look aroud for any benefit this can grant.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Three months in UK are the difference between Apu from the Simpsons and a someone able not only to make himself understood, but even more to talk about anything with the same confidece he has in is home language.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How much fun I would have lost missing the Freshman week
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Exploit all the oportunities that the Glasgow Uni offers.
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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
For anyone open-mided, ERASMUS is a basic life exeprience. For many students this could be the first real opportunity to see is own life from a different point of view.
You could be a flying devil, with a safeti net below, that is the best image that pops up in my mind.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Don't mix up courses too much.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
My home unievrsity gives a strong theoretic preparation. Univeristies in UK seem to be more pragmatic. The optimum is a mid way
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Just a couple of places: the School of Art union, the State pub, the Flare... and many others. I didn't expected that I could miss a city like Glasgow som much.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like company, but also to have my own space. I think that this kind of accomodation allows both of these things.
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Personal comments
Even if I could expres some complains, at the end the accomodation that Glasgow University provided to me was exaclyt what I needed. Close to the university, not far from the city centre and above all close to all my friends.
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