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4.17 / 5 based on 68 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, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The 9:30 Club for music
Sole for salsa
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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?
I learnt so much sharing a house with many students of different nationalities. Plus, it's one of the cheapest accomodation.
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Personal comments
My friends who lived on campus were very satisfied.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had difficulties understanding the accent and follow a conversation at the beginning as well as expressing myself fluently, but everything was fine after a few months.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known that student life is not real life.
I would have started working on-campus from the beginning of the school year.
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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
Take advantage of all the opportunities: as a student from a US university, you can participate in several internship programs.
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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's better to do the readings on a regular basis.
I would choose to do a paper instead of an exam, when possible.
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Marie G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life was overall more expansive in DC than in France.
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Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items