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4.25 / 5 based on 58 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Plateau-Mont Royal in Montreal is full of cafes and restaurants. Please don't miss the International Jazz Festival of Montreal, the disco called 'Rouge' and the small shops there. Also, you can go shopping in downtown, with many many shops.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I felt more free. I chose the area and it was Plateau-Mont Royal which is beatiful and I liked very much my apartment. Also, I had a very good relation with my roommate.
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Personal comments
you have the option of taking a room in the residence but I didn't like very much the area so I prefered to move.
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Montreal is a bilingual city. I went to a French university and I spoke English with my colleagues. I improved my English and I learnt French.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I did an internship there so I have no experiences with courses.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Some teachers are involved in so many projects that they have no time to pay attention to their students which is very frustrating some times.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I travelled every weekend (New York City several times, Niagara Falls, Boston). I rented a room but Montreal is not very expensive. Well, alcohol drinks are.
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It was a little difficult to open an account there.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have learnt French perfectly. And I should have visited more lakes in summer. And I should have been concerned about my project at university.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go and try to learn French before. It is not very difficult to have relations with foreign students and you will have colleagues from different cultures which is really good to remove old prejudices
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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
Please, prejudices out. Enjoy and have fund.
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