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3.95 / 5 based on 448 reviews

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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because my home university doesn't have a campus, and campus life it's very interesting!!!
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Personal comments
pretty good room, even if I never stayed in too much in a day...
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Queen, Man Ray, Bains Douches, Le Fumoir, Cafè Marly
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Overall
I wish I had known...
yes, during the winter it rains everyday...
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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
to catch all the opportunities that HEC can give you because they are very good!
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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
nothing special, there are not big differences between French and Italy
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I never had problems with the french language; I was knowing yet french when I came to Paris, so I had the opportunity to improve my slang...so much that sometimes people ask me:"hey men, are you french?"
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
travel: because I decided to travel in French and Holland...they were so near to me!
nightlife: I didn't have too much ti study, so I preferred know very well "la ville lumière".
food and telephone: because on campus there were special prices for students.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items