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Anne-Laure D
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The nightlife is part of the socialization process and the clubs in washington are pretty expensive. I travelled much more than at home.
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Travel, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
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
Open an account in a well known American bank to be able to find some automatic cashiers everywhere in the US, because there is a fee each time you cash out from another bank than yours!
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Emilie K
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food and housing were part of an agreement between the two schools. For travel, I took advantage of my geographic position to visit as much as I could because it was a special period of my life.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Food, Telephone:
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
Oh yes. When the $/€ exchange rate began to be favorable for the Europeans.
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Paola M
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
International Relations, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because in Colombia everything is cheaper than in the US.
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
life showed me those little tips.
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marocad
Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
International Relations, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because prices are higher in the DC concerning accomodation, food, and transportation
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Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
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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Marie G
Université Paris X - Nanterre, Paris, France
Law, International, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life was overall more expansive in DC than in France.
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Travel, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as 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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Diana Z
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Due to the high housing costs
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Food, Travel, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as 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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