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3.76 / 5 based on 42 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are a lot of parties organized by the students but just to get drunk. Is better to go to Paris or other citty and mix with local people
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lgonzale6
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
There is no campus, but I will chose a nearest house
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Personal comments
Is better to chose an appartment even is a bit expensive, some residences are far away
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Travel is expensive but you can get your travel card, you would like to go out of Poitiers every weekend so I spend more money in travel that anything else
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
travel card for trains, reserve the tickets in advanced
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lgonzale6
Academic
Course recommendations
I chose all the courses availabe in english, because I couldn't chose any french course, the courses are not difficult at all and some of them are interesting
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More proyects with local students
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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...
Some knowledge about french grammar will improve the french classes
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go if you want to have fun,not for a very good academis experience
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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
Please be patient with the administrative procedures, teachers are very helpful, local students are usually by their own, so try to live with other foreign students and have fun
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
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
Didn't know french before and still don't
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