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4.11 / 5 based on 810 reviews
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daragh
HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Greater level of independence and it's the only way you can live in the centre of town
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Accomodation at the university was more expensive than renting the same type of studio in town but it didn't have as good a location as one would want. The main attraction point of the accomodation on campus was that it was a great way to get to meet new people and integrate more quickly into the college lifestyle.
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Student lifeDescribe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Bars and clubs in Reims were pretty quiet. Personally I think this is because the town is very close to Paris. At the weekend most of the french people would go home so basically all the foreigners were left in Reims for the weekend. Most of the best parties were organised by the students themselve ie house parties, or the students union in college. Bars and clubs in reims are very quiet although the best club would be the Aquarium and the best bar would be the L'Apostrophe.
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AcademicCourse recommendations
Courses and times were designed to suit the lecturers more and not the students. Course content was good and most of the courses were very interesting. Particularly in 4th year.
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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
Exams followed immediately after lectures and projects so there was no time at all to study. Surely something could be done to improve this system. A little more consideration with regards students life outside college particularly when nearly all the students are living away from home!
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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
Overall
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daragh
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Very difficult at first but learned to cope very well, particularly after the work placement. French slang though is extremely difficult to come to terms with and changes every week nearlys so one needs to meet and speak with the locals in order to stay afloat!
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daragh
OverallI wish I had known...
French!
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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
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
I would recommend it highly especially for meeting people from other countries. This university has so many different links abroad from Australia to Mexico!
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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
3
Improved language skills
3
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
For Irish people would be to travel as much as possible while on the continent because it is probablly the cheapest opportunity to travel you will ever have.
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daragh
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more on accomodation because normally I live at home and pay nothing. On nitelife France can be very expensive to go out in although drink is much cheaper when you buy it in the supermarkets. Travel in France is much better and cheaper than in Ireland. The Carte 12/25 offers great reductions for train travel. Also when travelling abroad from Ireland it is much more expensive because it usually involves getting a plane.
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
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
French goverment offer a grant for rent to students. You need to go to the Allocation Familiale to get it. Also you are entitled to a grant if you are doing a work placement abroad. I think it's called a Leonardo grant which is well worth looking into.
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