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3.95 / 5 based on 448 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
les bains, vip, barfly
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
tight school community....most students live on campus
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Personal comments
room was great....general location is a little far from downtown Paris
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
great opportunity to practise and increase proficiency in French
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
paris in general is a relatively more expensive city than montreal
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Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
apply for the CAF (govt program which subsidizes student accomodation)
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Academic
Course recommendations
more course offerings
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
in general the students labs were often full and the network was slow...put in more labs and upgrade network
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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...
not really...had travelled abroad there before
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
excellent....great people..a lot of fun
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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
open a bank account there
bring as many bank cards as you can in case one doesn't work
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