“Option III proved to be a huge challenge, which was what I
needed to boost my language proficiency. I experienced the Italian University
more or less as an Italian, and I was fortunate to study with outstanding
professors, extremely knowledgeable in their fields… the art history
courses fit exactly into my desired path of studies for Graduate School.”
Harvard University Student
“Through the Option III Program, I have been able to raise my
level of Italian up to practically fluent, so that I was able to read academic
texts with ease and speak appropriately for my final oral exams at the
University of Florence. I’m now equipped I believe to undertake studies
in Italian at the graduate level.”
Syracuse University Student
“What I enjoyed about Option III was meeting with the tutors
every week to review class lecture notes, readings, and to prepare for
the final oral exams. Meeting with the tutors permitted me to ask specific
questions ranging from vocabulary to logistic queries such as where to
get books. Thanks to Option III, I was able to design my own personal program
of study that was totally in the Italian language.”
Syracuse University Student