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Jake B
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CEIF
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Atomosphere was a lot of fun. The teachers and the students went after the last day of class. Take tours of the wine farms!
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Jake B
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CEIF
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Very clean, nice staff. Rooms were a little small and our dorm caught on fire the second week. But they moved us to the next dorm which was nicer than the first.
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Personal comments
It was great, had wireless internet close to the student center.
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Jake B
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CEIF
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I went on a lot of trips. Went to Germany, Monaco, Paris and Nice
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Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The dollar/euro exchange is very poor right now. I used my card a lot and was suprised at how expensive it came out of my account.
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Jake B
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CEIF
Academic
Course recommendations
Try to place high! If you feel challanged thats good! If you place to low then it's a waste of time.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Learn more, I didn't learn as much french as a I wanted. There were a lot of American students. I didn't practice French that much except when I was in town.
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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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Jake B
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CEIF
Overall
I wish I had known...
I did a lot of research so I wasn't to suprised. Check train times before booking your plane ticket!!!! I had to camp out in a train station for awhile because I didn't check train times.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I liked it a lot. Try to go during the year when the locals actually go to school. The school is only used for international students during the summer. I would have learned a lot more during the school year.
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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
Take extra money. My plane ticket was about $1250, Tution and Room about $1000, not bad! Expect to spend more than you think on food. Eat the crapes downtown, they were amazing!
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Jake B
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CEIF
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The class was a lot of fun. It was a 1 month class and we only did about 60 pages in the book. You are in class 5 days a week. 2 days for 5 hours, 2 days for 4 and one day for 3
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