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sijndri
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Etats-Unis
Beaux-arts (Peinture, Sculpture, Gravure), Licence, Accord universitaire
Évaluation globale
Si j'avais su
1) Everyone in Italy wears black, grey and white! I happened to bring lots of artistic, second-hand, retro-grungy sorts of american-college student colorful clothes that seemed a bit strange. 2)Learning a foreign language takes more effort than you might think - and everything goes so much more smoothly when you can communicate to some degree in the language of your host country. 3)Have very few expectations about your host country and host people - because they will be sure to change. 4) Know how to get over disappointments and frustrations. Living abroad can be tricky, but you'll always have a good story of it if you know emotionally how to stay flexible, patient and open-minded. 5) Don't go out alone at night in the dark in a foreign country. You're an easy target for any sort of danger or abuse, which is made all the more exaggerated when you don't speak the native language well. Therefore, know how to say a few phrases very well that let people know they shouldn't bother you - and be VERY firm when you don't want their company. 6) It's good to be friendly - but be wary of strangers. 7) Keep a good, communicative relationship with your roommate(s) and other students in the school. This is your support network! 8) If you get homesick, don't worry about it too much. It's natural, and if you don't dwell on it too much, the feeling will pass. It's easy to soothe this feeling by staying in good touch with your family and friends at home. I found email the best solution, because it's cheap and I love to write, anyway.
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A mon avis:
J'ai aimé mais pas sûr que c'est pour tous
Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Raisons académiques
3
Culture
4
Frais
4
Activités
3
Vie universitaire
2
Vie sociale / Fête
3
Climat et emplacement
2
Recommandation personnelle
If you are interested in meeting many other Americans while abroad, attending a school that is not very academically challenging or expensive in order to spend more time and money getting to know your Italian environment and culture, then this school is a good choice. Also, the school does have a pretty strong fine arts program, with many well-trained teachers. This is really the school's strong suit, as opposed to the liberal arts studies they also offer.
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
4
Voyagé
4
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
3
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
2
Développé mon autonomie
4
Fait la fête
4
Vécu une transformation
4
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
4
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I ended up loving Florence. At first, I was a bit shocked because it was very different than I pictured it. However, I'm glad my early, generic views were exchanged for real, memorable, and beautiful experiences with the city and new friends. There's a lot to discover in Florence, and it is definitely worth it to study abroad there.
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University of Iowa, Iowa City, Etats-Unis
Beaux-arts (Peinture, Sculpture, Gravure), Licence, Accord universitaire
Frais
Principale source de financement:
Mes propres économies
Autres sources de financement:
Famille<br> Bourse officielle
Opportunités d'emploi:
Je n'avais pas le droit de travailler
Dépenses habituelles
I hardly ever used the telephone; everyone I wanted to contact was either within walking distance, I would see daily at school, or lived in my building. Food was cheaper than at home, since I mostly cooked for myself and rarely went out to eat, except for small, inexpensive meals. Housing was just a bit more expensive than where my home university was - but in general, the rent I paid in Florence was much less than I would pay in a large American city. Nightlife was inexpensive as well, since I mostly visited inexpensive pubs and cafes, and not clubs. Travel was definitely the most expensive thing on my agenda - but I only traveled during breaks, so this probably broke even with the amount that I spend on gas money every day in the United States. Train tickets at the time were not very expensive - what gets expensive while traveling is eating in restaurants, hotels or hostels per night, and entrance fees at any public or private point of interest that you may visit.
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Logement, Voyager:
Plus cher que chez moi
Général:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Alimentation, Vie nocturne, Téléphone:
Moins cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Livres d'occasion
Appareils d'occasion
Ordinateurs / internet
Démarches administratives
Retrait d'argent
Commentaire personnel
Cost-saving tips: most apartments rented to students are fully furnished, so it's not necessary to buy household items. Cook your own meals, do your own grocery shopping, and walk when you can - as opposed to using public transportation (which is cheap in Italy, but still costs something). Visit points of interest on a free day of the week, or get in with a discount student rate. Stay in the cheapest hotels and hostels, since this is where most students are, anyway - and they're usually clean and safe as long as you don't bring anything valuable and always keep your money and passport with you at all times. Also, don't take too many side-trips. There is usually a great deal to discover in the city where your studies are located. Save money for longer trips you can take during school breaks.
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University of Iowa, Iowa City, Etats-Unis
Beaux-arts (Peinture, Sculpture, Gravure), Licence, Accord universitaire
Études
Recommandations de cours
I enjoyed art history - every week there were walking trips to see the places and artistic pieces covered in the course. I also learned a lot from the extensive in-class work in my drawing and painting fine-art courses. Video production was good, too - each student group had the opportunity to produce two video shorts.
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Mon exprérience académique
Qualité des cours
Catalogue de cours
Accès à différentes ressources
Intéraction avec les professeurs
Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers
Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux
Commentaire personnel
Improvements could first be made in two specific areas: 1) my History of Italian Literature course was perhaps the only one I felt was lacking, because it did not make use of engaging material or instruction either inside or outside the class. 2) my Italian language courses would have been much more effective if we had had textbooks to work with. Instead, instruction was mostly vocal - and in one class, half the time in English - which did not prove to be the most useful strategy for the majority of the class. In general, the courses weren't extremely rigorous, and there was hardly any homework - but this I deemed appropriate for a study abroad program, since students have so many other things to do while they are studying abroad as well - such as seeing the sights, trying to meet people and make friends, learn the language, and figure out everyday practical things such as grocery shopping, transportation, and communicating with a landlord! My most intensive courses were those of the fine arts - painting and drawing, in my case - which consisted of 9-hour labs with live models. This was a necessary amount of time to spend in order to get involved in the piece you were working on, so I appreciated it. These long classes also only met once a week - which allowed plenty of time to work on outside projects.
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Examens au cours du trimestre
Travaux et projets finaux
Travaux et projets pendant le cours
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cfrank
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Etats-Unis
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Frais
Principale source de financement:
Autres
Autres sources de financement:
aucun
Opportunités d'emploi:
Dépenses habituelles
I traveled as often as possible - taking a study trip to Bruxelles and a school trips to Rome and the Umbria region, in addition to a bunch of shorter trips in the Tuscan region. Going out was about the same; my Italian friends drank a lot less than my American friends. I ate out more - because the food was so good! But found the grocery stores (like Standa) very reasonably priced. And the foods are much fresher (and better!) than we have in the States.
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Voyager, Téléphone:
Plus cher que chez moi
Alimentation, Vie nocturne, Général:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Logement:
Moins cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Livres d'occasion
Appareils d'occasion
Ordinateurs / internet
Démarches administratives
Retrait d'argent
Commentaire personnel
I used my home ATM card to withdraw foreign curreny. Once when a visa connection of some sort was down for a couple of weeks, I got a cash advance with my AMEX card from the AMEX office in Florence. It's difficult to find household items, for example, hangers (people generally get them in Italy when they buy clothes & there's no Target to run to for cheap household goods). The school has limited Internet access in their library as do many Internet sites around the city. Most "textbooks" were cheap photocopies of textbooks and/or readings, depending on the teacher. I didn't spend nearly as much on books in Florence as I did at home in the States.
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anonymous
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Etats-Unis
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant
Évaluation globale
Si j'avais su
I wish I had known who my roommates were before I went. I assumed all would be American but one was Danish and we had problems initially in terms of culture shock though not with Italian culture but with each others. Eventually it worked out but it would have been easier to learn more before I went.
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A mon avis:
La plupart ont aimé
Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Raisons académiques
3
Culture
3
Frais
3
Activités
3
Vie universitaire
2
Vie sociale / Fête
3
Climat et emplacement
4
Recommandation personnelle
Definitely give it a try if you are interested in visual art but the other areas are lacking and I am sure there are more schools with better qualifications.
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
3
Voyagé
4
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
3
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
4
Développé mon autonomie
4
Fait la fête
4
Vécu une transformation
3
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
3
Derniers commentaires
Go out of your way to meet Italians and don't just stay with the majority of Americans that you are studying with at school. You will be able to learn a lot more and make even more friends
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L B
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, Etats-Unis
Histoire, Licence, Indépendant
Logement
Type de logement: Student Hotel (Medici)
Organisé par: Indépenant - choix personnel
Si j'y retournais je choisirais: Appartement/maison
Pourquoi?
Although I love the hotel accoms, I did not connect with the other 10 American exchange students living there; so at first, I was really lonely and depressed. But, I met my friends through classes and my classmates. My friends lived in the program-arranged apartments and it was just a better arrangement. They were cheaper, closer to the classes, and easier to meet people and connect with roomates. Plus, there were no laundry facilities at the hotel, and it's not fun dragging bags of laundry on 2 bus trips and through Florence as creepy men leer at you because your bra has trailed out of the laundry bag....
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Evaluation personnelle
Frais
Installations
Emplacement
Propreté
Espace
Commentaire personnel
Apartments were varied in appearance and size, but all the ones I saw were privately owned and all over the city. People were generally happy with their roommate circumstances and facilities.
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