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4.20 / 5 based on 1135 reviews
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Francisco D
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The level of authonomy and independance is favorable in an own appartment, shared or not, it is my choice...
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
During my fist semester in France I lived at a student house tipe of flat for two sharing... but we were three. Further semesters were spent in a town center flat (45 Sq mts) living with my girlfriend. Back in the UK I was living in rented houses in Portsmouth, usually 4 or 5 bedroom houses sharing with other students, usually EBP too. During my placements I chose the same type of accomodation.
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Francisco D
Student lifeDescribe 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
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Nightlife
Travel
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Personal comments
There are the "Quais" (docks) on the left margin of the river La Garonne which cuts Bordeaux in two, there you can find asubstancial concentration of nightclubs and bars, the town center is also on this side of the river. I recommend the traditional "Quartiers" like St Pierre, St Michel or Place de la Victoire. Also the Place de Gambetta area specially for good Kebab shops, which abund in bordeaux anyway... Favorite cafe is Cafe des Arts, nice terrace, not too crouded and with live music sometimes (Jazz, chanson, african), there are lots of very nice bars in the St Pierre area, also very much like the historical center of Bordeaux, the town center is just enormous, plenty to do, lots of pedrestian areas, nice shops and a very captivating wine culture...
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Francisco D
OverallI wish I had known...
That it was going to finish so soon, 4 years fly by you just like that and then, WHAM, here's your double diploma, thanks for chosing us, good luck. It was hard to let go of people that you are likely not to see again, but life goes on... now with an amazing and unique experience behind me!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
1
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
The reputation of the ESC preceeds it, its worth it and it will give a very sweet fruit at the end of your education, there is the possibility of engaging onMasters degrees with specialisation on Finance or Marketing, the two placements scheem is just a great advantage.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Keep an open spirit, this is the European Union.
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Francisco D
AcademicCourse recommendations
There is a very strong feeling in France that students from an"School of Commerce" (ESC) come out better prepared than students from state universities... Some companies (French) actually prefer these students... I definately recommend EBP, the possibilities are increased in an international career prospect, also it is great to interact with so many international students (EBP includes 5 universities respectively in UK, FR, D, NL, SP, still, there are about 25 different nationalities involved.
If you are french and you can afford it, take a school of commerce.
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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
No, just go with the flow, there is always something happening and the system is competent enough. the school is financialy well equiped so there is a feeling of material support around you, some teachers are actually working on side ventures, companies, R&D, politics...
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
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Francisco D
LanguagesLanguage of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Given that I am neither English nor French, I was speaking and studing in a "foreign" language al the time. I am more at ease with English, but my French is still on a bilingual level. In France I had to tune in to a "french thinking" mode, which lasted for the first 2 or 3 weeks. I did not have a language barrier and at times,people in my placement would actually ask me if I was from Quebeque of some funny french speaking place, because of my accent, not too strong, but it's there... The school has the habit of dealing with students whos french is not the first language so there was no problem there. The spirit of comunity in EBP would fill in the gaps of vocabulary here and there, ie, if I don't know what a word means, the person next to me will. Bilingual diccionaries were allowed in Exams.
Overall, not a problem, rather a challenge.
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Francisco D
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Well, the cost of life in the UK is much higher than in France, however there are much more opportunities to have apart time job in the UK than in France, which balances things up a bit.
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Food, Telephone:
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
Accomodation agencies will take a large fee, the French have not yet abandoned the bureaucracy structure in their administration, they are mad about "dossiers" (files) and each dossiers has apparently a cost attached to it. The social security coverage for international students is a joke, you may aswell take a course on bureacracy to get by and get your health pay for (70%) by the French Authorities.
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