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HEC Paris

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3.95 / 5 based on 448 reviews
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Francisco T
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
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Personal comments
The HEC soirees are the best, cheapest and more accesible option...
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Francisco T
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
There is a very intense student life, and it can be only enjoyed if you live on campus, even if the campus is away from Paris.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It is pretty good, but it was a bit expensive.
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Francisco T
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
France is way more expensive than Spain in almost everything.
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Nightlife, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as 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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Francisco T
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
When I arrived in France, I had already and advanced, but not fluent, level in French. My main hope was to be able to improve it as much as I could. However, language classes offered by the schools are bad and most of the French speakers wanted me to speak in English or Spanish with them. However, it was useful, afterwards I learned vocabulary and they started to teach me how to speak in the correct way.
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Francisco T
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
That the schools is not in Paris, but in a twon 30 minutes way from Paris by car.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Excelent to meet international top students and to make networking in France.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
The location makes it easy to travel. Buy second hand car if possible when you are there. Bring yopu own laptop, the computers available are just afew and not enough.
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Francisco T
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Take on account recommendations about if a teacher is good or not. That is very useful...
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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
Hire better professors with time to devote to students and willingnes to teach.
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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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