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Ambrose G
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Etats-Unis
Management, Licence, Indépendant
Logement
Type de logement: Appartement/maison
Organisé par: Indépendant - seul choix possible
Si j'y retournais je choisirais: Sur le campus
Pourquoi?
As a study abroad student, they put you in housing about a 15 minute walk from campus. Its a hard uphill walk to the school that leaves you sweaty by the time you get to school. Some students I knew applied as transfers instead of study abroaders, and they put them in the nicer housing near campus. This may be a good way to fool the school into thinking you are a permanent student rather then someone who they consider will only be there a semester, thereby giving you nicer facilities near campus.
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Commentaire personnel
The bad part about where I lived was that I had a long walk everday back and forth from school. The good thing was that I was close to the city than the other sudents, so it was easier to get to the city and shop for groceries. Also, with the study abroad housing, you get to mix with the locals, and learn more about the Swiss-Italian culture. Still, it wouldve been nice to be closer to campus.
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Ambrose G
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Etats-Unis
Management, Licence, Indépendant
Vie étudiante
Description de la ville:
Autant sur le campus qu'à l'extérieur
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Voyager, Vie nocturne, Activités: A lieu autant sur le campus et en dehors
Expérience personnelle de vie sociale
Commentaire personnel
Etnics is a great place to eat at night. Cheap and filling. I also loved going to Club Lido and Square Discoteca. There are great pizza places all over as well, especially the Turkish pizza place in Alba housing!
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Ambrose G
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Etats-Unis
Management, Licence, Indépendant
Frais
Principale source de financement:
Famille
Autres sources de financement:
Bourse officielle
Opportunités d'emploi:
Je n'avais pas le droit de travailler
Dépenses habituelles
Switzerland is a VERY expensive country. Make sure you have a large savings prort to going here. You can spend about $30 just for a basic meal at a restaurant. Also, the school offers a "meal plan" for about $900. This is basically a ripoff when you can go across the street from the school and buy a GREAT sandwich for only $4. The best way to go is get a meal card and put money in it, that way you can eat at the school on those rainy days. Nightlife is also expensive. Be prepared to pay $8 for a shot or $7 for a mix drink.
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Général, Vie nocturne, Téléphone, Logement, Voyager, Alimentation:
Plus cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Démarches administratives
Commentaire personnel
No such thing here as used textbooks. Just make sure you have $$$$$ before you go. I cant express how expensive this place is, and there were so many study abroader that were in for a shock, such as me!!!!
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Ambrose G
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Etats-Unis
Management, Licence, Indépendant
Études
Recommandations de cours
Classes are pretty easy if you are used to challenging course. I took business courses that I thought were ridiculously easy. One part that was difficult though were the Italian teachers, who I thought were horrible at teaching. Try to get a good idea of the teacher you are going to take before picking a class. You may get someone that cant speak well or teach worth a damn!
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Mon exprérience académique
Accès à différentes ressources
Intéraction avec les professeurs
Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers
Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux
Commentaire personnel
Study, but make sure you interact with the amazing student body. Go out and meet people. I've met people here that will be my friends for a lifetime!!
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Mon avis sur l'évaluation
Examens au cours du trimestre
Travaux et projets finaux
Travaux et projets pendant le cours
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Ambrose G
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Etats-Unis
Management, Licence, Indépendant
Évaluation globale
Si j'avais su
Travel, Travel, Travel!!!!! There are so many great sights! Go all over Europe! Also Milan is only 30 minutes aways from you, try to visit that place a lot, along with other Italian cities. Read up on Lugano and the surrouding areas, that way you have an idea about where to travel. Meet lots of people!! Franklin is only about 40% American it seeemed, so you have a great student body to learn from. There are so many languages and cultures in the school that you can learn from!!!
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A mon avis:
La plupart ont aimé
Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Recommandation personnelle
Its a decent school. Teachers are mediocre, and some have horrible teaching skills. The best parts of this univeristy though is the 2 week academic travel and the student body.
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
Derniers commentaires
Have a great semester. This school is a great place to meet lots of future potential business contacts. Many students are very wealthy (dont be surprised to see Ferraris and Porches in student parking!!!), so its great to meet people that one day may be politicans or big business owners in their respective countries. Try making friends with international students, and then visiting their country with them!! Many are great hosts, not to mention accomidations they have at their home which are usually ridiculously elegant!! Make the most of your 2 week academic travel!! Also, make sure you go outside Lugano, and visit other cities and countries, but be sure to get a good idea of Lugano. Its a nice city, and has some great sights.
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Ambrose G
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Etats-Unis
Management, Licence, Indépendant
Langues étrangères
Langue d'enseignement: Anglais
La langue locale fut: Different than language of instruction
Apprendre le Anglais fut un élément important de la décision?
Non, pas vraiment.
Apprendre le la langue locale fut un élément important de la décision?
Oui, je souhaitais améliorer mon la langue locale
Quels progrès en la langue locale?
Mon niveau d'avant: Ne parlais pas
Mon niveau après: Échanges quotidens (courses, déplacements...)
Difficultés linguistiques
Commentaire personnel
I was able to learn lots of Italian. I tried to interact a lot with the local community, and this is probably the best way to learn the language. Also, try to take a class in the local language. Immersing yourself in the culture and leaning the language in class is a great way to become really good at speaking,
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