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Montpellier Graduate School of Management
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ESC Montpellier

ESC Montpellier, 2300 avenue des moulins<VR>, 34185 Montpellier cedex 4, France
3.87 / 5 based on 138 reviews.
Description:
L'ESC Montpellier est une grande école professionnelle des affaires. Créée en 1897, elle porte la mention "Graduate School of Management" et est, par ailleurs, membre des associations nationales et internationales les plus prestigieuses.
L'ESC Montpellier est située à 10 minutes du centre ville sur un campus arboré de 6 hectares.


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94% of students recommend
138 reviews
Housing
3.6/5
 All experiences (138)
Student life
4.2/5
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Academic
3.7/5
 4 stars (96)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (30)
Expenses
3.3/5
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Overall
4.6/5
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h9960420, Austria

ESC Montpellier review by ULrich

Review by ULrich, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, 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: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why? more contact with people living there
Personal comments:
they try to help you finding something...
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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
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Rebuffy, la pleine lune, australian, macadam-pub,
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ACADEMIC       3.5 / 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:
it's more like school and not like university



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:
no

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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
was well done at the beginning. the university offers a 3 months french cours which prepares every student...
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
more expensive, less knowledge
Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
finding an appartment for less than 300 Euros is possible; just keep on searching
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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...
no
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:
just do as much as you have to



FINAL COMMENTS

traveling is great - Barcelona, Marseille, Carcasonne,...
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