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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is pretty exceptional that people live on campus. Only Frechman do. It is also more fun to live in an own appartement, with other students
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Personal comments
It is very hard to find a good place to stay if you arrive to late in Monteal.
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marievanreet
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: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The '737' is a club on the 45th floor of a building. There are 2 kinds of music (on diffrenet floors).: house and R&B. even if you don't like this kind of music, you have to go for the view. Absolutely great! Also, there is the Mc Kibbens pub on Bishops Street. It's kind of an Irish pub and on Wednesday, girls drink for free between 10pm and 1 am.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Traveling is pretty expensive in Canada
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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
You have to go... If it's not really for Mc Gill, go for Montreal, it's just too cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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
Montreal is exciting, traveling is expensive, classes demand quite a lot of work, etc.
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marievanreet
Academic
Course recommendations
There is a lot of participation requested. Teatchers are nice. Sometimes you have to work a whole lot.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I just don't like group projects but I guess it can be useful
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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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marievanreet
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after:
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
For some people who want to learn English, Montreal doesn't seem a good choice, because of the French. It's true that a lot of poeple speak French, especially in the city, but on Campus, most people only speak English. But you can easily avoid speaking French. It depends with who you hang out.
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marievanreet
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Travel is more expensive because distances are much bigger than in Belgium. Healthy food is just a bit more expensive, while hamburgers etc are pretty much the same price
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Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to search for a place early, cause the cheapest appartements are gone quickly.
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