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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
Captain Cook and les Brasseurs are really cool places. I also like the Jagger's Club. The X-change association has great events.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
I spent one year and a half in Switzerland, and I had the most incredible academic/cultural experience.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Mexico is not so expensive as Switzerland is.
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Housing, Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I had a lot of problems with the health insurance but it was a problem of the company.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I prefer the seminars. If you have to choose I will recommend a seminar instead of a course.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More interaction with the local students. I don't if that is possible.
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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...
The weather in the summer is great.
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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
I have no complains, everything was amazing.
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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
Everything is closed at 19h00!!!!
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I really had a very basic knowledge of the French language (it was truly hard to speak even with my flatmates) but after a while I could improve it and now I just want to perfection it.
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