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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To meet more international and host country students.
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Personal comments
Very easy to find and great value for money!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Chiuahua and the soirees organised by the business school were amazing.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Excellent interaction with local students.
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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
Troyes was a brilliant location, as it was only 1h30 from Paris, and therefroe it was in easy reach of other European cities, especially Brussels. A reasonale sized city, it was large enough to have all the necesary facilities, yet not so big that you feel lost. I found it very easy to settle in to life as an ERASMUS here.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
To make the most of all the opportunities that came my way.
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Overall, Telephone, Travel, Food:
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
Personal comments
Residents tax that we had to pay at the end of the year was a git of a shock.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Not to study finance as it is completely different and therefore very confusing to what is taught in the UK!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Sometimes we had to study very late at night and go into school on a saturday, which can be very overwhelming, particularly at the start.
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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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
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
I dramaticall improved my language ability in both an academic and social setting.
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