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ESSCA

Ecole supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers, 1 rue Lakanal - BP 348, 49003 Angers, France
3.94 / 5 based on 180 reviews.
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ESSCA was founded in 1909 by the Catholic University of Angers and has since prepared 7,000 business graduates who now hold prominent positions in France and throughout the world. It entertains close links with the national and the regional business community and collaborates in exchange programs with 72 universities worldwide.


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82% of students recommend
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“Enjoy yourself and don't worry too much about the studying, it's not that difficult to pass exams and you'll never get an opportunity like this again!” Read Review
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ESSCA review by Susan

Review by Susan, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Freedom to do whatever you want and proximity to centre of town
Personal comments:
Our flat was ok, not the greatest but it suited the purpose! was quite expensive but the location was brilliant!
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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
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Fave bars : Falstaff, Casa de Cuba, Cafe Soleil. ESSCA events are usually quite good too, and Midstar is an awesome club!
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 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 classes are reasonably easy compared to my courses at home, however its good to take them to improve french knowledge



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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Was easy to communicate within the school and in most situations, except in very formal situations (bank, etc) but this got easier with time
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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:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits:
Housing was more expensive and at Stratclyde I walk to uni instead of having to take the bus so obviously I spent more on transport!
Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife: 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...
I knew most stuff before i went, wish I'd had more information on which bank to get an account with though, Societe Generale are "difficult" to deal with, shall we say...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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:
Make an effort to get to know all people, not just people from ESSCA, you'll have more fun that way!



FINAL COMMENTS

Enjoy yourself and don't worry too much about the studying, it's not that difficult to pass exams and you'll never get an opportunity like this again!
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