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4.03 / 5 based on 364 reviews
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Ruth K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Ebay is great in France
The Carte ImaginR (€276 for the year) is a great transport saver, and you can travel all over Ile de France on weekends
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enron
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
maintain the high level of the courses, don't imitate american universities, stay french !!
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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
great experience. you have to adopt the sciences po method which isn't easy for an american. High level. Contact to all kinds of french leaders (political, economic...). a bit too much work (bthe french students are "sacre bosseurs", dont't be affraid.
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Alexandra V
Overall
I wish I had known...
That you have to bag your own groceries, just like in the UK.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Excellent teachers and material. Slim choice of classes for exchange students to choose from.
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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
Travel as much as you can without compromising your studies. Make friends outisde of uni.
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Emma B
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I wish I had known...
Prepare yourself for french administartion: a never ending paper trail. Before going to an office bring every possible piece of paper they could ask you for! Your first electricity/gas bill is a precious document.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Get a carte orange for your metro/bus transport it's cheaper if you move around quite a bit than buying individual tickets.
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Valentina M
Academic
Course recommendations
Don't expect to be able to pick EVERY course that you want...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Making results of partial tests available to the students before the final exam!
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Ronan O
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It gave me independance to do what i wanted. It is also a better way of integrating with fellow students at the university e.g having parties and the like. I shared an appartment and found that it was by far the best accomodation option although initially i wanted a place of my own. You meet new people and experience different cultures etc if you share with "new" people.
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Personal comments
They organized a month long integration course before term actually started. Finding accomodation in Paris is a nightmare of psycopathic inducing anger. I used the month to find an appartment, but i was put up in a student accomodation campus for that period whilst searching. Science Po had organized this months provisional lodgings but also has a service which tries to help students find accomodation. The university can only give you advice and sometimes a few addresses. You will end up slogging it out with the rest of the student population of Paris if you want somewhere reasonable to stay, unless you have contacts or have started looking in the January before you come over.
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