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4.12 / 5 based on 42 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Any of the bars and the Velvet. Do not miss French Week (a school organized tour of northern France) and any of the numerous get togethers with the students of IFI.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was great to be located with other students studying abroad.
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Personal comments
Housing was excellent, it was jarring in the beginning when the cleaning people would enter your room.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I spent more, because I traveled as much as possible, and I always went out with friends to bars and parties.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Always investigate flight costs to parts of Europe from France, it can be really cheap, or equal to the price of riding the train.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses were well taught, interesting and no books were required.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I believe the academic life was perfect for learning, and it also allowed plenty of time to travel.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
A better understanding of the language.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Travel, take advantage of what you have when you have it. Enjoy yourself, but do not let the rain bring you down.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was able to quickly learn the language, one advantage was to already have an understanding of German. The first language is always the hardest.
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