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École Polytechnique de Montréal

École Polytechnique de Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal QC H3C 3A7, Canada, Montreal
4.12 / 5 based on 48 reviews.
Description:
École Polytechnique de Montreal is recognized as a national leader in engineering education and research. For more than 125 years, Polytechnique is a pioneer in the training of French-speaking engineers in America.


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84% of students recommend
48 reviews
Housing
4.3/5
 All experiences (48)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (24)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.3/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
3.9/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“Participating to an exchange program is a very valuable and interesting experience on both personal and professional side of the student life. I invite all students to do so.” Read Review
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École Polytechnique de Montréal review by Mohammed Elhadi

Review by Mohammed Elhadi, Ecole des Mines de Paris, Paris, France
Engineering, programme d'échange des Mines de Paris
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Personal comments:
none
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Personal comments:
In Montréal, i was able to speak both french and english with a little stress on french. But in general, i met a lot of anglophone students and ofen chat with them in english. That's allowed me to improve my english level.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
purse of french government
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
because in France, i had a lot of reductions thanks to my student status.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
what I wish I had known before going is that I will be considered as undergraduate student, because other friends of mine who where doing their exchange program in the USA were considered as graduate students. This could have changed my destination choice if I had known this before!
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
try to find a compromise between home works and social life.In this university, students have a lot of work and not many of them can find time to have fun.



FINAL COMMENTS

Participating to an exchange program is a very valuable and interesting experience on both personal and professional side of the student life. I invite all students to do so.
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