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Sciences Po Paris (IEP)

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4.03 / 5 based on 364 reviews
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Alexandre L
Boston University, Boston, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I prefer to have more space.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The person who lodged me was excellent.
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Alexandre L
Boston University, Boston, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Le Marais and the Bastille are the best for night life.
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Alexandre L
Boston University, Boston, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Avoid Dominique Colas as a prof and pay special attention to the cours magistraux without conférence.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Better facilities, less oppressive routine.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Alexandre L
Boston University, Boston, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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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
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Learn more about it before going there.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
2
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
no
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Alexandre L
Boston University, Boston, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
More things to do, more reasons to do them.
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Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Alexandre L
Boston University, Boston, United States
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Fine
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