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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Confort Moderne, La Serrurerie, ...
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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?
Personal comments
Not very well arranged. Poitiers is a city without a lot of housing facilities
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
An Erasmus Year is the best choice to know another country and language.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
France is more expensive than Spain
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Not forget applayinf for the CAF: gouvernamental help to pay housing
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Overall
I wish I had known...
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
Patience... You are in France... and in Poitiers
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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
Travel: Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lorey Castles, ...
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Academic
Course recommendations
Attendance may be compulsory but not very usefull. Teachers in general are not very close from students.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There is too mauch individualism.
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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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