49 reviews
4.01 / 5 based on 49 reviews

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Academic
Course recommendations
I was in a MBA program and the best thing to do is to work in group with local persons and not only with international students, even if it seems easier.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No it was very great.
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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: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I have made a lot of international friends from Asia, Europe but as well local canadian friends and it was great to mix all the cultures together and we were always speaking English. As I was in a host family, I talked a lot to my "Canadian parents".
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a great place to live: people are very open and teachers very close to students.
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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
It was a great experience at all levels: as far as english is concerned, but also for my studies in the MBA program and for the beauty of the landscapes and most of all the diversity and kindness of people there.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
As I was abroad I had a lot to discover, and we organized a lot of trips and activities around the country.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, 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
IMy bank (BNP) had a partnership with Scotiabank: when I took money from them I had no taxes.
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
It was a great experience to live in a family : to talk to them and discover their ways of life.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
during the day, there was the cheesecake café in order to meet friends, and during night time there was four main places: one on campus, and three downtown: Legend's, Christie's and One Lounge
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