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4.14 / 5 based on 146 reviews
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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
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Finding accommodation on your own can be very difficult. On campus, your usually close to the university and it's very cheap.
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Personal comments
The rooms are very small (9m²), but cheap as well. Fortunately, my room was in a new building, so everything was new!
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Laura D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I traveled a lot and train is quite expensive. Buy a reduction card! Telephone is much more expensive and I was talking less on the phone than at home!
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Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It's very common to buy second-hand household items. I wish I had known this before!
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Laura D
Academic
Course recommendations
The method of teaching was old-fashioned. The teacher comes with a ppt, students have to copy what is written on the board & after that they have to learn the lecture. Original ideas aren't appreciated or reading books outside the recommended ones.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try to talk to the teacher every time you don't understand sth & read only the lectures presented in class!
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about French people and about their culture. It wasn't such a pleasant surprise to notice that they are very narrow-minded and not as welcoming as I had expected...
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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
It is considered a good university in France.
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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
Go for it if you want to learn French, live in a wonderful city (Toulouse is great!) and travel. French people aren't opened and welcoming at the beginning, you have to have the patience to know them better. Administration is a nightmare, at least for non-EU citizens!
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
French is a wonderful language, but the pronunciation can be quite difficult! Patience and practice are the key!
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