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My study abroad semester at NYU Florence was my first time ever in Europe, and it was an absolute dream come true. Florence is such a gorgeous city, with amazing architecture, people, and food. The NYU Florence campus is beautiful, with a fascinating history as well. The community itself is small & tight-knit, bringing me friends that I got to travel around the continent with. My favorite part of my semester in Florence was how easy it was to travel to different countries every weekend and experience new cultures.

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Because the program was six weeks with less than 30 students, we did not have many events or excursions organized by the school. The class size was small with less than ten students, but this allowed us to learn more about our professors. In regards to course materials, they were flexible with time, workload, and content because they understood that it was a short program. Also, the professors encouraged us to explore the city and get the most out of our stay by organizing in-class excursions and recommending sites we can visit and events we can participate. Byron Court (residence) was located in a safe and accessible area as it was at the center of London, surrounded by other colleges including UCL. The professors and staff members were all helpful, and I am grateful to have had the chance to spend my summer there.

I never really thought I would be going to Madrid, but after going and spending a year there, I fell in love. The city itself is beautiful, the metro and other public transportation is clean and easy to use, and traveling to other parts of Spain/Europe is just so much cheaper and convenient. The student life team at NYU Madrid was super friendly, and they really tried to make a lot of opportunities even though with COVID there were still some restrictions that made it hard. Being able to actually see the material we were learning about in class, and use the Spanish we were learning in daily interactions was really helpful and cool!

I think studying away in Shanghai is a quite great experience for me. Shanghai is an amazing city with its own distinct culture, and it's so convenient and safe. Well, I think the cost of living in Shanghai actually is much lower than New York, which sometimes also be a concern for college students. As for the academic courses, I highly recommended you to take some culture related courses in NYUShanghai which allows you to gain and explore more about this city and this country, I think it is a very important part of "Study Away Program" and is very meaningful. I've taken "Concept of China" and "History of Chinese Art" during my "Study Away" semester, the professor was so nice, even inspiring my great academic interests in Art History, currently I decided to pursue this field as my minor. During your spare time, I think searching for a on-campus job is a very good choice, then you can meet more with your teammates/partners/groups. At the same time, it's also like a close community with who you works with, it will provide you a sense of belongingness to this site. Take my story as an example, I was the "Study Away Peer Assistant" in that semester, and we worked together to plan for study away students' events/activities. Through meetings, brainstorming, chatting, collaborating, I made good friends there and I also love the energy I had while working in this team! Otherwise, you can also step outside the campus and go cycling along the Bund or bring your camera to Xujiahui. I mean lifestyle in Shanghai is up to you, don't be stressful when you are seeing people in a hurry to work hhh. There are many places and things you can go for, explore and enjoy!

Cultural programming are events offered by NYU London that are sponsored by the school. It allows access to places that are either farther out of London or more expensive. Some notable events that were offered during my semester included a trip to Bath, Hamilton tickets, Soccer tickets.

This program gives you support in a gentle but full immersion in the Chinese culture. The support also enabled you to maintain a comfortable bubble when needed so that you are not overwhelmed. The sheer number of experiences you can gain and the lifelong friends that you can make here is amazing.

NYU Buenos Aires was nothing short of the best expereince ever! It is a small program which makes it extremely easy to make friends and create a tight-knit community! The admin was nothing short of a great one and they were so attentive to everybody's needs!

This university is a truly incredible project that allows to get best of two dominant cultures of the 21st century NYU Shanghai exemplifies the highest ideas of higher education and unites the international resources of New York University's global network with the multidimensional richness of China. The university guides students towards academic and moral excellence, preparing them for leadership in all walks of life, and contribute to the endless quest for new insights into the world.

Program was really well organized and offered various opportunities to get exposed to the city and other parts of Spain. Amazing weather. Locals are extremely friendly and helpful.

Overall a good program. I recommend it. Just bring someone else along if you're not from NYU. Madrid is much better if you've got a friend in the city.

I loved Madrid, it was an amazing experience.

It was a great experience for me except for the homestay where I was cooked pasta every single dinner, hardly traditional. The planned trips were great.

My year in Madrid totally changed my life! I returned and got a Ph.D. in Spanish and Latin American history from the University of Washington. I taught at St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges in Minnesota. In 1975, when Franco died, my Spanish family (which had been very active in the Spanish Civil War)sent me their life savings which I invested for them in the U.S. for 15 years until democracy was firmly established in Spain. I stayed in regular contact with "Madre" until her death in the 1990"s. What an experience! Thank you NYU.

I was at the Universidad de Carlos Tercera and loved it. School was a lot harder than I expected. I recommend it-- all classes in Spanish and I had a great host family.

Great time overall - great weather. A few issues: 1. food in homestay sucked 2. need more exposure with madrilenos. Warning: food in Madrid is horrible. other parts of Spain, much better.

It was very well organized & the institution had planned trips for us to go on which was an introduction to the culture in an academic standard.

I thought NYU did a good job creating community, which isolated its students from Madrileno culture. I felt it was harmful to my trying to integrate into the culture being on an NYU program.

Great place to study. Academics could have been more challenging but overall a great experience!

Great program - excellent professors and topics, great night life, and decent cultural exposure, but not enough interaction with locals.

I really enjoyed my program! The administration was amazing and organized so much for the students. I wish there was more immersion but overall it was a great experience.