Florence, the city who taught me to take every experience with an open mind. Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

For being abroad, I felt the workload was definitely heavy. I had homework every night and had midterms along with essays throughout the semester. The grading system was not as heavy as home, being graded solely on attendance, midterms and finals and a MY Education report that of which you had to attend lectures that the school provided outside of classtime.

On-site administration of your program

Was not very pleased with my program after comparing to others here in Florence. Had problems with my first homestay and had to find my own to move to. Also, classes here were very long (3 hours each), and professors were not all of the best. We were given a lot of homework which took up time for us to go out and enjoy the city. When I had problems with something, the staff was not exactly supportive. Also, everyone was put in apartments or homestays VERY far away from the center and the school (almost everyone had about a 30 to 40 minute walk), made it dangerous when we wanted to see each other and even when going out at night.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

My host family was amazing, a mother, father, and three little children who we grew to love. I couldn't have asked for a better family to stay with. Was about a 15 minute walk to school but it is typical for families to live outside of the city center and it was a safe walk and great neighborhood.

Food was amazing. My host mother was a great cook and if not, Italy in general has the greatest food.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Were a vast amount of field trips, for example took a day trip with CAPA to Siena and San Gimignano, was very interesting and a lot of fun!

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Never felt un-safe here in Florence. Just have to be careful like you would in any city.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

Take language courses as well as live with a homestay family. This was how I best improved on my Italian from home.

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• It's internship ability and the way it culturally immersed its students

• It's classes and teaching style, and where they put their students to live