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3.95 / 5 based on 448 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The POWS and Soirées on Campus!
Student association activities!
Paris as a whole!
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was nice to live on campus even though it's far away from Paris.
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Personal comments
There are no other possibilities than the dorms on campus. Everybody is staying there, apart from the ones that have an apartment in Paris.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
you have to be aware that it is outside Paris, but campus life during the week definitely compensates for that.
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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
You are best off if you have a car there!!!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Offer a better variety of course topics and not just one core course.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More feedback on individual assignments!
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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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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The courses were not only in French but also in English. For this reason i did not improve my French as I would have loved to...
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The rent was higher than at home. Food in the cafeteria was cheap, the same applies to nightlife on campus (does not apply to Paris, Paris is really expensive).
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Open a bank account in France, then you can apply for the CAF, a financial housing support from the state.
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