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Alba P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I lived with my family and I didn't pay housing or food, and I seized the opportunity to travel and visit the country
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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anonymous
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after:
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was pursuing my MBa in English in Spain and I decided to improve my French definitely, that was the reason for going to Montreal.
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Alejandro M
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Course recommendations
Good variety of courses, teachers don't care about you going or not, local students are kind of difficult to aproach.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The work depend on the courses you take, those in finance are demanding and work during the whole semester is on all courses, non-french speaking students are allowed an extra time in mid terms and final exams
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anonymous
Academic
Course recommendations
Register for more classes than you need to so you can drop any that aren't interesting after the first week or two.
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Pascal R
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Why the same ? because getting an apartment in Montreal is very easy, and cheap (compared to European standards.
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Montreal is a
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JAVIER A
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
in Montreal people speak both french and english; it was very interesting, because it permited me to improve both languages!!!
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