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IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: not in Gainesville!

Why?

boring, primative town

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

town is ugly

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IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

nightlife is dull, nothing to do, clubs are terrible, people are uninteresting and unatractive! ugly!

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IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

not challenging, students are not serious. too easy. advising was terrible! mean office workers!! totally unprofessional!

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

do not go here

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

it is cheap here, because no one wants to stay here

Housing, Telephone, Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

fine

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IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

gainesville is not good

In my opinion:

Stay home.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

better advisors, better workers, more professional an pleasant

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

1

Traveled

1

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

1

Became more independent

1

Partied a lot

1

Experienced a change in life

1

Advanced my studies & career

1

Final comments

stay home

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