Bologna is the bomb.com Past Review
By Grace Bernard (Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/09/2017 to 05/19/2017 with
Eastern College Consortium (ECCO): Bologna - Università di Bologna Study Abroad Program
I improved so much in my comprehension of Italian, and learned a lot about Italian culture. It was definitely worth it.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The professors of the in-house courses were very kind, and patient with all of us while we became more proficient with our Italian. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The E.C.Co. staff is wonderful!! They go out of their way to help you with whatever you need, and are very supportive. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We lived with other Unibo students who were not part of our program. I had a lot of fun with them, and learned new cultural info, as well as very useful slang that I wouldn't have learned in a classroom. |
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You are responsible for all of your food, but the food in Bologna is amazing. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Bologna is amazing, the E.C.Co. staff is wonderful, and my Italian improved tenfold. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 40 euros |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Italian 202 |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I had saved up a bit more to help pay for travel expenses, and that certain things, like catcalling, would probably happen. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
