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4.08 / 5 based on 133 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Red Clover Pub, Café l'Orienthé.. Le bistrot Aixois
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
to learn more french
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Personal comments
very difficult to get any housing at all, even though they told you in avance that it was easy. I was only very lucky to get an appartment au centre ville!
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Academic
Course recommendations
La Vie en Provence was very interesting, about the history..
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Too many international students to learn french
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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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was difficult to interact with local students though they were uninteressed in us foreigners. But if you live in a country for one semester, you learn the language in one way or the other.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That there are so many swedish and american studies in Aix, almost too many.
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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
You'll have a lot of fun whatever you do, but if you're there to learn the language you can be disappointed if you're not actively searching for french students to talk to, you really have to make an effort if you want to meet french friends.
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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
Go there a week or two in advance just to arrange your housing.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
it was more expensive
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Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes, the deposit you have to pay for your housing, normally one rent in avance.. Cost-saving for the rent: apply for the CAF, then you get some money back, even though a year later
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