Reviews of Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) | Brazil

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Nuno F

Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Medical Sciences, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Nice environment with people sharing knowledge of different areas.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing at University of São Paulo was a unique experience: I had contact with great professors, an interesting laboratory work with anti-tumoral proteins of snake venom, a new reality.

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Janine L

Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
Language, Undergraduate, Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The Brasilian real is cheaper than the American dollar.

Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Actually, if you have a more powerful currency, it is a plus. Moreover, you can buy more anyway for the real. Things are already cheaper and then if you have more purchasing-power , even better.

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“great univerity, town and spatially people”

Letícia D

Brazil, Undergraduate
Mathematics, 2022

Overall

variety of courses, academic excellence, and great researchers. also, community is very welcoming and friendly.

Pros

variety of courses, academic excellence, and great researchers and friends

Cons

not so many great teachers

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Marine R

Université Lumière: Lyon II, Lyon, France
International Relations, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

everything. Already lived in Sao Paulo

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Be careful - there is no one to help you. You'd better speak portuguese before applying...

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I love Brazil... andf that compensates everything

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Marine R

Université Lumière: Lyon II, Lyon, France
International Relations, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I want to live downtown and not in the University area, that is quite far from everything, in a 20-million inhabitants city...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

We were 3 people living in a big apartment. I had a really great time living there.

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Robert C

College of Wooster, Wooster, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CIEE

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Well, my portuguese was already pretty good before arriving in Sao Paulo. I then spent several months studying advanced language skills with a private tutor, seperate from the larger beginner and intermediate levels.

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