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3.66 / 5 based on 81 reviews
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Laurène H
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
A really good nightclub and huge above all is located in Hanley the closest city and it can accept like 2700 students at the same moment. another good club, bar is the uni one: LRV (but just wednesday and friday )
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Laurène H
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
i would like to stay on an accomodation on campus but a more recent one.
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Personal comments
share an accomodation is really a good point when yuo're abroad and you have to speak the language furthermore to be profitable concerning the relationships
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Laurène H
Overall
I wish I had known...
the size and characterics of the city which is really small, old ...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
for a french it's not the best choice ever. this year more than 80 french students were there which is quite huge seeing the size of the campus
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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
For the accomodation if you want to live with international students or people you want to know a minimum before to live definitely with them, the best thing to do is to stay one month or a little more in a shared accomodation via the university facilities then to know people and after take a shared independent house with them
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Laurène H
Academic
Course recommendations
depending to the topic, the lectures can seem really slow for example for mathematics
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
it's quite alright , it's just really different of the french way so we have to get used to it
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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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Laurène H
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
the biginning was really difficult, speak all day another language is quite intensive for the mind but after one month it's already better. the point is to try and to not be afraid or ashamed
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Laurène H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
at home i was living with my parents i didn't have to pay the food or the rent
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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