Universita Bocconi?

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Does anyone have any information on Universita Bocconi in Milan? I am a rising junior at U of Penn majoring in Economics and am considering studying abroad there. My other options include King’s College London, U of Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and NUS in Singapore.

Any information about student life/quality of education/general experience at Bocconi would be greatly appreciated, as well as any comparisons to my other study abroad options or things I might want to consider before making my decision. I haven’t toured Europe as extensively as I would like and Milan seems well-situated geographically for easy travel.

One reason I was drawn to Bocconi versus the UK universities and even NUS is that while my classes would be in English, I feel that Italy may feel more culturally immersive than the UK or NUS… I don’t know. However, I am worried that Bocconi may not have the best student life, or much of a campus experience at all. I don’t want to just be taking classes and doing my own thing; I want there to be some sort of feeling of community – does Bocconi have that?

Any thoughts are appreciated! Thank you :slight_smile:

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First, you’ll experience culture shock in the UK too. People may speak English but the culture I’ll be very different.
King’s would likely have the biggest 'do youevown rhing/no campus ’ experience with Bocconi.
However an advantage of Bocconi is that you’d learn Italian by being in a city where everyone speaks it.