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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the red clover is where all students of all nationalities gather, its fantastic!!
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
the halls of residence in Aix are very basic and somewhat dirty!!
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Personal comments
basic, livable but dirty
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
life in the south of France is just more expensive than home, and they say that Aix is the second most expensive city outside of Paris!
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
traduction rapide - or interpreting as we call it - excellent basis for those who wish to interpret.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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...
the erasmus exchange is an experience that I will never forget, it changes your life and how you percieve it!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Get there early if you want to find good accomadation, I got there late so had to go into uni accomadation and its not that nice!! but it is very cheap!
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
at first it was difficult asthe vocabulary I held was that which was tought at school, no real experience of speaking the lingo but as the year went on it became easier and you really do start to feel french!!
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