Should I Study Italian In advance?

Hello dear friends,

I have been asked this question several times and to be honest, I didn't learn Italian before I came to Italy. Was it a good idea? well, In my opinion Its a great benefit to be able to speak and understand from day one, however, if you don't have the time to study Italian before, you can do it when you are in Italy.

In most of the cities you will find courses for foreign students, from basics to more advanced ones.
In my university we have Italian classes in our university's syllabus.
From the academic aspect, you don't really need Italian until the 3rd year of medicine when you step in the hospital for the first time. Until then, Italian is for the everyday use.

If I need to sum it up, I would say make an effort to study Italian, at least the basics before.
But if you don't find the time don't worry! you will be able to catch up.

Good luck!