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HEC Montreal

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4.33 / 5 based on 386 reviews
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Salah J
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Travel, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Salah J
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Salah J
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Great experience.I am glad I had the opportunity to do this exchange program.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
None, It was perfect
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
loved it
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Salah J
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Montreal is bilingual (French/English). So I had the opportunity to practice my English a lot (with local people, my housemates, etc.) even if HEC Montreal is a french-speaking business school. This said HEC do offer some of the courses in Engkish and in Spanish also.
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Salah J
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I had a really good experience living with 3 other exchange students from different parts of the world in a lovely appartement...
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Salah J
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
So many bars and clubs in Montreal that you ca go every night to a different place!
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