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Valentina I
Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
I spent more just because the pound is valuing more than lira/ euro (in fact for an half of the year there was lira in mmy country, lather on there was EURO). Besides in England life is costing more than in Italy.
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Travel, Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
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
I think that for a foreign student is better opening a bank account over there: there are special account for students and they are very simple to manage. By the way I woyuld suggest to finf a part time job!
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Valentina I
Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
I just think that there were few hours compare to Italian system.
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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
Actually I think they are very well organised. I can't complain about the English system: I should about the italian one.
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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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Valentina I
Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Probably I would have known a way to stay there even more!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
2
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Just go! The university is very well organised: the professor are very good and the structure too.
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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
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
You should take advantage of your time there and travelling as you have the money to do it! I would raccomand a trip in Scotland: it is wonderful!
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Valentina I
Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At the beggining Iwas worried because I was thinking not to be able to cope with lot of situation.Hopefully I discovered that also the othe students were like me. Little by little I improved my knowledge of words, slang expression and pronunciation. In the end I was speaking fluently wth local people and foreign students.
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Valentina I
Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I have known the life in the campus through my friends: sometimes there is too mess and too people. Besides I like to be independent and to take about myself on my own: a life with a family could conditionate me.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The host University could not guarantee an accomadation for all the erasmus students but just for half semester exchange students. By the way they have arranged a "welcome programme" (very well organised!)during which they helped us tomeet others students, choosing our "future flatmate" and find a flat for all the year long.
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Valentina I
Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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 both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
During the week I was working in a pub:"the three Wheatcheaves" so my friends and I were using to spend some nights there. Otherwise on Tuesday night we were going to a disco "the Cube".During the week end there were always some Erasmus party organised by students in their own flat. Others two nice places were the pub of the University"the Ark"(in the campus) and "Pitcher and piano" a nice pub built inside an old church.( in the city centre)
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