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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Anywhere in the Latin Qtr/Bastille esp. local gin dens.
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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?
Only real option
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Personal comments
Housing-Unheard of! Although american friends seemed to have some sort of arangement with their host uni.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Phone bills were through the roof... but the metro is reasonable and reliable. Drinking is cheap too and accomodation no dearer than Dublin.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Drink Bon Prix cider. Avoid the Champs and any so called latino bars at all costs. Look out of open bars, best deal in Europe.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Paris IV needs to establish a real students union/Erasmus society ASAP
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No more 8am Ethics class
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
That Leader Price chicken nuggets are second to none!
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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
1968 was a long time ago... student body needs urgent reorganization
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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
Again, Leader Price should get you out of most scrapes!
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Philosophy is hard enough in English without adding the French element... choose wisely. The profs dont' take prisoners.
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