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Speaking of the price... the only money I'm "receiving" are the stafford loans. Anyone else in that boat? So, from what I can make of it, $20,500 from those loans. If tuition is about $23,000, that still leaves $2,500 to be taken from PLUS or private loans. All fine, but if living expenses, books, etc... push the overall price into the $40K's, how are you planning on paying for that? How does one pay for the living expenses if you don't already have a big bankroll? Just wondering, because that is where I am. Does everyone take out private loans, in addition to working on the side?

Howdy! I've got some questions regarding Bologna I just want to put out there, see what your thoughts are. Are Bologna students at a disadvantage to the DC students with the summer internships? Is it difficult to get one since we're out of the country? And the timing: the Bologna semester ends later. Are some or most of the internships not even possible? For tuition, the price is not listed per credit. As long as you are full time there seems to be just one price. So does that mean, whether you take 4 classes or 4 +language, it is the same price? DC students can only do one pre-term, while Bologna students are permitted 2 (one here, one there)? (I think that is the case, just double checking..) I read somewhere that the pre-term price was $1,000 for a class but if you signed up for 2 classes, there was a special price of $1,500. A pre-term class in Bologna is 700Euros. So if you wanted to do both pre-terms, is it $1,000 + 700Euros, or do you get the special price? Last one is about the perception of studying in Bologna. In the SAIS community, is it regarded as somewhat of a joke compared to DC? Is the level of education at the Bologna Center a ton better, a little better, the same, ?? compared to DC? Hopefully I found the right spot to pose the questions. With all the different threads, this forum business can be a bit daunting if you've never posted before!