The first few weeks were very stressful because the Italian university did not give us much information on how to fill out anything or sort out our timetables but once that was sorted it has been great!

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Couple of good pubs, like the Nags Head, but very different style of clubbing, lots of Italian and Spanish music and very little English

🎓 Uni life at LUMSA

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

EU law is good, easy to follow with the powerpoints made, Contemporary and International Politics is interesting but you really have to pay attention as there are no slides it is just the lecturer talking

Do you have some tips?

Campus is good, registration was definitely not simple

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

My friends and I went to Napoli for the day and I also planned an impromptu trip to Bratislava! Very easy to travel from here

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

Transport is pretty easy, but the buses have a habit of being late. SO much to see in Rome with all of the history so its hard to run out of things to do

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

761€

Where was it located?

10 min walking from Batteria Nomentana bus stop

How can someone find this place?

Luiss website

Would you recommend it?

Definitely. It is an amazing experience to live with new people while still having your own space in your room.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Piper ( can get extremely crowded though and sometimes it becomes horrible but nice music), Irish Pub and Nag’s pub, Luiss party at Satyrus, Nur Bar (spanish room was wayy better) ect

🎓 Uni life at Luiss Guido Carli University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Data Analysis for business was difficult:/

Do you have some tips?

I was in the best campus - Viale Romania (amazing). You have so many places to chill and study also

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Castel Gonfolfo, Tivoli and also long trips like going to Milan, Lake Como, Venezia, Verona and a lotttt of more trips

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

Food is very good but sometimes I miss the variety of foods that we have in Paris

💡 Other Tips

Go for it. A lot of people come alone but they still have the best experience of their life :)))

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

750

Where was it located?

Trieste

How can someone find this place?

Facebook groups, spothome, contacts

Would you recommend it?

My place was very close to my university. I recommend to live in Trieste or Parioli. They are both very close about 20min so very cool. Living in a colliding was my first experience of independence and my roommates aren't really clean, plus the appartement has a lot of problems

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

CUT every Tuesday night (commercial song), Jolie club and Piper club. Satyrus is cool but house music all night long.

🎓 Uni life at LUISS

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Depends, I choose them regarding the schedule to avoid overlaps. I take classes that I already had in my home university so at the end it is easier to work for the exam

Do you have some tips?

The campus is great, the registration was easy. The worst part is choosing the classes and at the same time avoid overlaps.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

From Rome you can go everywhere. There is the train station named Termini and you can go to the north, south... I went to Salerno, Napoli and Firenze and the maximum train hours was 3.

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

Transports are messy, use moovit application to help you + buy your monthly transport card (35€) on mooneygo. They don't really like tourists and don't do effort to understand English. Don't go to restaurants where waiter are waiting at the front of the restaurant. Except these, Rome is really great.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

900

Where was it located?

monti

How can someone find this place?

website ( immobiliare.it)

Would you recommend it?

yes

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

best is circolo but also sanctuary if you like tech house music.

🎓 Uni life at la sapienza

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

i have statistics financial market and economic history. Dont really appreciate my classes

Do you have some tips?

very difficult to understand all the processus of registration. you need to find the info by yourself ( go see students or the erasmus team )

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

napoli, assise , sienne, florence

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

i suggest you to find an accommodation near metro or bus ( but the most reliable transportation is metro). this was the most important thing I took into account while looking for my appartement and i dont regret it at all.

💡 Other Tips

follow multiple insta accounts of rome ( like romesomuch) to know where to eat, drink, party and visit

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

500/month

Where was it located?

Portuense, close to Trastevere, Garbatella, Ostiense

How can someone find this place?

Website

Would you recommend it?

Looking for an accommodation made me feel really anxious, but at the end I was able to find a shared apartment. So far the experience is going so great. I would recommend to look for an accommodation the earlier possible.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I didn't go to many events yet, but of you ever come to Rome, here's what I would recommend: Bella Donna (restaurant close to Trevi Fountain and piazza della Spagna) Ombre Rosse (bar/ restaurant with a really chill vibe with cheap menu and excellent wine ;)) Emporio Brasiliero (close to Termini station, it is the best Brazilian food i ever had) And lastly, (even though it's not always specifically in Rome) Fervo Fluxo have the best baile funk dj mix, I really had the best time

🎓 Uni life at Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I would recommend Linguistica Italiana contemporanea only if you love linguistic and if you already have some base in it, otherwise it might be complicated for you

Do you have some tips?

My campus (lingue letterature e culture straniere) was okay. You will have to be patient and ready to spend a good amount of time looking for your answers because the administration won't be so much helpful. But I feel like Roma Tre, especially (because it's my pov) for those who study languages is a cool university, with a good variety of classes. But don't expect to be bestie with italian people because they just don't care about you 😬

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I didn't have any yet.

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

So for me, transports were actually decent. Before coming i heard people say busses are the worst they never come... but for me it's really not that bad (i guess I'm used to worst haha), you just have to be well informed. So I would recommend "probus Roma" because the timing is accurate. You also have to know that strikes are pretty common here (basically every friday). As a black person, in my experience (emphasis on my) i didn't feel any kind of racism (not more that i would usually). For me and for now, Rome has been pretty safe. I feel like Rome is cheaper than Paris in terms of groceries and life in general (you just have, with the time find the good places). Food, as you can imagine, is amazing. Weather in Rome is actually warmer than what I'm used to, so you can forget your big fat sweater, you won't need it here.

💡 Other Tips

Just enjoy, at your own scale and pace. If you're not a party animal, just don't go to so many events. Your experience doesn't have to look like everyone else. If you're just a chill person, go do chill things that will make YOU happy. I swear you will have a great experience because it will be yours, it will be the one you made for you and not for others.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

900

Where was it located?

Piazza Bologna

How can someone find this place?

landlord number

Would you recommend it?

Yes, the landlord was really nice but the price was a bit expensive. Perfect location for student !

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

CUT, The Sanctuary

🎓 Uni life at Luiss Business School

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I was in the Fashion Management Master

Do you have some tips?

The campus was amazing, very beautiful. But no integration, zero event.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Lake como, Verona, Bologna, Cinque terre, Florence

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

Avoid touristic trap, try real local restaurant. Try the hazelnut ice cream, suppli, and panini

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

500/month

Where was it located?

Portuense, close to Trastevere, Garbatella, Ostiense

How can someone find this place?

Website

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I would recommend Linguistica Italiana contemporanea only if you love linguistic and if you already have some base in it, otherwise it might be complicated for you

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I didn't have any yet.

🌆 Rome vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Rome?

💡 Other Tips

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