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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I would like to experience what real on campus life would be like
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Personal comments
Apart from the relatively high rent, I was very satisfied with my accomodation
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I would have had an estimate of the cost of living before going to montreal
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
always consider if it is really worth to buy the metro passport each month. when exams are coming up, you won't have much time to go to town, so it doesn't really pay off to buy one then.
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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
if you go to montreal for the trimestre d'hiver, book your flight at least 2 months in advance as you will have a lot of trouble finding one before christmas
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Academic
Course recommendations
negotiation en contexte internationale
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It is very difficult to get used to the québéquois-slang, even for natives in french
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I live at home with my parents so I do not have to pay rent. As an exchange student I used to travel around and go out a lot more than I usually do at home.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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