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Jonathan H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Along the Saone
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
interaction with more French students
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Jonathan H
Academic
Course recommendations
French courses are ridiculous. You can download notes off the internet from the year before and pass the test without ever having taken the class.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Yeah, stay in America if you want real education.
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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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Jonathan H
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
You spend most of your time with international students because French culture means that most university students already have their friends from high school. So unless you spend time with a host family or in some sort of extracurricular, you wont use your skills
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Jonathan H
Overall
I wish I had known...
That France is not as social or as fun as Spanish speaking countries.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
go to a different university in Paris, you're going to spend your time with internationals regardless. If you do want to spend time with locals, join some sort of club
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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
Lyon isn't that great a city. I chose it because I thought it would be more French. It was, but it didn't offer any more of a French experience. Seriously, Paris or Quebec, despite the accent, is a better place to have fun. France is overrated. I've studied abroad their twice for a total of 18 months, and I speak French very well, but not because of my college experience. I did it in high school. If you must study French, go to a really, really small town with no other intl students or Paris. Otherwise study Spanish.
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Jonathan H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
its more expensive. IEP rips off Georgetown
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
yeah, go to latin america or quebec (for french) instead
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