15 reviews
4.12 / 5 based on 15 reviews
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Guy F
Independent study, None, United Kingdom
Biology, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
ET phone home.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Not really -find a cheap supermarket!
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Guy F
Independent study, None, United Kingdom
Biology, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
When you do something like a Master's degree you're no longer within the constraints of an exchange program for instance. I did the course I chose because that's the one I wanted to and I had to go and see the professors and apply just as the French students did.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I learnt an enormous amount during this year in Lyon and my French got to a very high standard but then it had to. I was compared against the French students in French so if you're not sure you can truly make the effort have a serious think about it beforehand.
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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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Guy F
Independent study, None, United Kingdom
Biology, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
Having previously spent the ERASMUS year in Marseille I was pretty familiar with the bureaucracy and so on that you do encounter with the Carte de Sejour etc and this obviously helped. The best thing is to do research well before you get there because a lot of things start almost immediately with termtime so you don't want to miss out.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Amazing facilities and a lot of very bright people to have around which makes it very interesting. One of the benefits of to going to a Grande Ecole is that you don't want for much and they're generally smaller so you can easily become part of the community if you wish.
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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
Just go and do it - you've nothing to lose and a lot to gain.
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Guy F
Independent study, None, United Kingdom
Biology, Graduate, Independent
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Though I had previously spent a year in Marseille with the ERASMUS scheme, I was now competing in Lyon with French students in French on a Master's degree course. I learnt plenty and was really able to add to what I had learnt before and get it up to the next level as I wished when I applied for the place on the course. Again though a lot of effort is required and there's not as much opportunity to go out all the time as I did in Marseille because I was there to work for my qualification and nothing else. Of course I did go out and made lots of new friends, I joined the rugby team again and played in an indoor football team, I even acted in a play(!), but I made progress in real, useful French this time and put it all together with the progress I'd made in Marseille.
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Guy F
Independent study, None, United Kingdom
Biology, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I had already spent a year in France as an undergraduate but this time I was there as a post-graduate student. I wanted to live there properly this time which meant sharing with otherolder students.
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Personal comments
The halls were very nice with Internet connections but I didn't live in them myself just saw those of my French mates.
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Guy F
Independent study, None, United Kingdom
Biology, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Though I was there to work for a Master's degree this time I still managed to find a bit of time to go out. There's plenty to do in Lyon and you'll find a lot of the details in the Petit Paumé -a free handbook for students given out at Metro stations at the start of the academic year.
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