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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Don't miss the clubs on the big street leading to Palavas. A bus from downtown gets you there for free and drives you back to town in the early morning. For guys: Make sure to ALWAYS bring a lady with you as you might be denied entrance if showing up at a club alone or with just guys! And make sure to get a student cinema pass early in the year as movies then will be very cheap!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Gave me the freedom to do whatever I wanted.
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Personal comments
Housing in Montpellier is tough. Finding your own appartment is challenging, and gave me headaches for about two weeks. If you have a chance, look for a French room mate, but don't get your hopes too high, French students tend to live alone, not with room mates. Get a phone as early as possible to call landlords once the newspaper gets out!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Take any courses that you will enjoy, and maybe know in advance which ones might count at your home institution.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Well, academic courses just have to be taken, I guess... after all, its study abroad and not holidays... I studies very little, only the few days leading up to an exam, and it was fine. Foreign students just have to mark "etudiant etranger" on their exams and the professors usually will grade them a little less tough.
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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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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I spoke French well before, and just picked up the speed and the ability to speak without thinking first.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had know to take more pictures! I took so many, but now it seems like I should have taken many more... its a year you'll never forget, but pics just help you remember things better after a while!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be friendly and nice to your adviser, he/she will be of great help during the year, but not at the beginning when all the new students give him/her headache!
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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
Montpellier is THE town to go study for a year! Its very close to the Mediterranean, close to Spain, Italy, and the Cote d'Azur. Its a student town full of energy, life, and parties. Try to get to know locals through club activities, its hard to do so in school. Travel, travel, travel. Dont study too much - you wont remember your studying later on, but going to have a beautiful day at the beach or hiking in the mountains. Email me for any advice you might wanna get!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I think studying abroad, you just try many things, travel more, go out more, that overall you will spend more than at home.
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Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Phone bill surprised my room mate and me. Was our only argument during the whole year. Phone is very expensive in France. Cost saving tip? Shop at NORMA at tram stop "La Mosson", its the cheapest way to get food. Dont use the phone so much!
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