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patoune1780
Centre d'Etudes Franco Américain de Management (CEFAM)-group, Lyon, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
It would have been better to share an apartment with another international student to speak exclusively English.
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patoune1780
Centre d'Etudes Franco Américain de Management (CEFAM)-group, Lyon, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
pravda/clubs on Boylston Street/for the under 21 one italian restaurant /pub
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patoune1780
Centre d'Etudes Franco Américain de Management (CEFAM)-group, Lyon, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had a pretty good level at school and some difficulties when I had to speak to students. i did not know their slang and I was seen like a british serious student ...The impact was more social than at school. I got excellent grades but it took me longer to meet other students and talk to them with no problem.
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patoune1780
Centre d'Etudes Franco Américain de Management (CEFAM)-group, Lyon, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because life is more expensive in Boston than in Lyon.
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Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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patoune1780
Centre d'Etudes Franco Américain de Management (CEFAM)-group, Lyon, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have waited to turn 21 to study in Boston. I sent my first year without being able to go out as a lot of pubs and clubs check the passport only before letting you go in.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
All appliances are available easily, there is a really good internship provider network. I chose this university because they propose the internship program in an American company as credits.
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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
Allston/Brighton are goods neighborhoods for students. I recommend the sharing flat solution. It is very common to live this way and it is great to live with american native person or international students. If you want to travel around, you can go to Cape Cod, Newport, or Rockport. The area is full of fisher villages. It is so cute. There are also great deals to go to New York City with Chinatown bus company and to go to Montreal for memorial day. Watch out!!!
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patoune1780
Centre d'Etudes Franco Américain de Management (CEFAM)-group, Lyon, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
do not hesitate to chose classes you like and for which you re brilliant specially for free credits.
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