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Alexandra V
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Favourite pub was the Frog and Rosbif (2eme arrond). Favourite restaurants were around Blvd St Germain (6eme arrond). Good shopping also around St. Germain. The hammam at the Mosquee de Paris is an economical treat.
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Ronan O
Languages
Language 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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Comparing my experience to friends who went to other universities in the Erasmus context, Sciences Po seems more difficult. They have an expectation of a high level of proficiency in the french language before you come over. It is not seen as somewhere that teaches the french language as such. You go there to learn the Sciences Po method of doing things, to open new fields of academic interest etc. Being relatively fluent in the language is almost taken for granted by the university and those that dont struggle a small bit, although this is only in the first months of "acclimitisation".
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marqueena
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone = talking with friends and families at home
Housing = it is really, really expensive to live in Paris
Travel = I wanted to get to know France a little better, therefore I made a lot of trips!
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Travel, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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dmatier
Overall
I wish I had known...
That the French writing style is different from the American
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Expect to work, come for a challenging, fulfilling academic experience, be independent, curious and read a lot, including newspapers and periodicals as well as books
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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
- You do not really need a laptop computer and phone lines/ modem connection are expensive, so don't plan to rely on this.
- You won't need to buy textbooks, many materials available at the library
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marazulado
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Queen, Buddha Bar, Bains Douches, L´Enfer.Best Cafes: Sanz-Sanz, Tortilla Española, Iguana.You do not have to miss Paris by night, shopping,croissants,la fete du beaujolais nouveau and the sacré coeur.
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Valentina M
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's the solution that allows you to be more independent.
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Personal comments
Students need to manage to find housing on their own, support from univerity is limited, and consists mainly in advice from senior students
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