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4.16 / 5 based on 316 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The old town (5eme arrondissement) is not to be missed and can reached on foot. Lyon is the capital of gastronomy and often over looked by other international cities such as Paris. I wouln't have traded Lyon for Paris anyday. You're two hours from the Cote D'Azur and two hours from Paris and fourty five minutes from Switzerland
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
For the first year I was at the Residence Universitaire / Dorms. But after that I found my own place right in the middle of town. It couldn't have been better.
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Personal comments
Compared to the rest of Europe it was very affordable and accomidating
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Overall, Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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
If you're looking to assimilate as much as possible into the French culture including language aquisition I highly recommend attending a university that is NOT in an international city such as Paris. This will allow you much more exposure into the culture and permit you to submerse yourself into the culture and a higher level. Lyon is a distant second largest city in France and yet just as cosmopolitan as Paris.
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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
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