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ENSAM

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, 151, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
4.23 / 5 based on 36 reviews.
Description:
The Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) is the biggest higher-engineering institute with 1000 engineers graduating each year, in mechanical and industrial engineering. The ENSAM graduates are highly-valued world-wide as mechanical and industrial engineers. They can be found among the managers of leading companies in more than 80 countries.


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96% of students recommend
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4.0/5
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blanca175, Spain

ENSAM review by BLANCA

Review by BLANCA, ENSAM, Paris, France
Engineering, Erasmus
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: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because once I know the city and some people, an apartment is more confortable.
Personal comments:
People in the residence was really nice, I had any problems.
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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: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Chez George, next to St. Germain, it's a good place to drink some wine with the friends.
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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:
The only constraint is the timetable, it's not flexible, so it's better ask for before choosing the courses.



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:
In general, they have team working skills, and they are very strong in maths

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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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
It was easier a technical cours than understanding people.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
None
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Because when you live abroad, your calls are more expensives, you travell more. And in Paris live is more expensive.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
No, the university did its best to help us.
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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...
I knew where my residance was but no how it was. And for my is very important to be confortable in my house.
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:
It's a very important university and people is very nice, the only thing is the same as I've said before, be careful with the timetable (look at it before choosing your courses)



FINAL COMMENTS

Just do it.
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