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4.09 / 5 based on 203 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Would choose to live with people from different countries to broaden my cultural experience.
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Personal comments
Difficult to find as I arrived before semester began in January.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Clubs: Yab, Dolce Zucchero for the Student life,
plenty of excellent cafes & bars but I've forgotten their names. You can't really go wrong though!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Make sure you have a student visa and if possible, that the Uni. is aware of the exchange program with your university. It would have helped to have a contact person at the university.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very strongly, but mainly for the experience of living in Florence, not for the university 'spirit'. It's a multi-campus place so there's no real central meeting ground within the uni.
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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
See as much of Italy as you can while you're there. See if you can work your timetable so you have a day or so off a week to do this.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
After 3 years of Italian at uni, I was quite ready and comfortable moving to an Italian-speaking environment.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because nightlife is expensensive (eg drinks, dinners). Rent is more expensive than at home, unless you share a bedroom.
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Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The commission paid to an 'agency' when we found a place to rent. It was equal to one month's rent. Phonecalls home were okay because I used a Telecard linked to my home phone bill. Internet access wasn't too bad especially if you bought a few hours all at once. Get a 'biglietto chilometrico' for train travel. MUCH cheaper than buying tickets for every trip, if you don't mind normal (ie not Eurostar) trains.
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