Today, the first-year examination session at the University of Milan has officially ended.
Study Program Structure:
1st Semester: October – November – December (classes, 5 courses)
- January: One month of exams.
- If a student fails an exam, there is a second opportunity in February.
2nd Semester: March – April – May (classes, 5 courses)
- June: One month of exams.
- If a student fails an exam, there is another opportunity in July.
Total CFU (Credits): 60
To keep the scholarship, at least 30 CFU (credits) must be earned. Otherwise, the scholarship is revoked, and even the first installment must be repaid.
At the end of the first semester, the total was 18 CFU. Adapting to the new courses, environment, and overall academic system naturally came with some pressure.
However, as time passed, everything gradually fell into place. With consistent effort, it was possible to complete the year with the full 60/60 CFU.
Additional context:
For those who think, "There are four or five exam attempts, so passing must be easy."
It is quite common to find students who have already completed their coursework and even secured jobs at companies, yet are still unable to graduate because they have not passed certain exams. These are not students who simply skipped the exams—they prepared seriously and failed multiple times.
This is especially true for courses such as AI for Mathematics and Statistics, where the exams are particularly demanding. Some of them consist of two stages and are based on a 600-page textbook.
If all courses are not completed 100%, a student is not eligible to begin the thesis, let alone graduate and receive a diploma.