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4.33 / 5 based on 387 reviews
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Alejandro M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Books are expensive as well as case study left by teachers, prints are not offer free by the university, there are many charges from using school services.
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Alejandro M
Academic
Course recommendations
Good variety of courses, teachers don't care about you going or not, local students are kind of difficult to aproach.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The work depend on the courses you take, those in finance are demanding and work during the whole semester is on all courses, non-french speaking students are allowed an extra time in mid terms and final exams
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Alejandro M
Overall
I wish I had known...
Don't be so confident about your french skills, quebecois is hard at the beginning, academic life is fun but it isn't that easy.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You have to be aware that you are one more student, being an exchange student isn't a plus.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Plannes mos travels with friends, there's a good student asociation for exchange students with many activities, but travels are usually less expensive when you go by your own.
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Alejandro M
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Quebecois is really different from french and you have to wait a while before you arrive to understand the whole thing, specially with the students from the surrounding of Montreal
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Is the most comfortable way to enjoy Montreal-
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Personal comments
Finding a place to stay is easy and there are many places to stay in at very different prices.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe Campus the place to be on tuesday's nights, Central Station a cool place, La Boom: big, fun, great. L'Avenue on rue Mt. Royal a really good restaurant.
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