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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Don't miss sushi west and chez l'as du falafel...
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Nobody's going to be kind to you just because you're a foreigner
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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
Only choose it if you are ready to work hard
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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
Science po gives you great opportunities, but don't understimate the wonders of french bureaucracy... They'll make your life hard.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Don't expect to be able to pick EVERY course that you want...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Making results of partial tests available to the students before the final exam!
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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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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Actually the languages of instruction were both french and english... which is a bit confusing sometimes but very stimulating
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because everything is a lot more expensive in France, especially in Paris.
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Telephone, Housing, Food, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Nice to know bank accounts have practically no expenses, it's very common to use bank cards and cheques! Oh and phone fees are quite complicated, better choose some sort of "forfait"
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