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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best thing in Montreal are the micro-breweries (l'Amère à boire, le cheval blanc...) excellent beer and cheap food. Also many very interseting bars on the St-Denis and Mont-Royal streets (good music and special ambiances)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Having your own apartment gives you a certain freedom and a feeling of independance
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Personal comments
The location was excellent, in the centre of downtown Montreal. The flat itself was briliant but the best part about it was the neighbourhod
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The cost of living in Canada is lower than in Paris
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Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be like a roman in rome: try to adapt to the local products and try not to buy the exact same things as at home
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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses are extremely practical and very specific.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Not really. In the university the dates and the number of exams/projects were discussed between the teacher and the students. It's very democratic
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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...
No, apart from the fact it was a great experience
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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 open minded
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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
Be chill, because everyone in Montreal is
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I spoke excellent french before going to Montreal. Had slight difficulties understanding the local language at first but I got used to it fairly quick
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