Overall Reviews
4.03 / 5 based on 364 reviews
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Nat J
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's a place to study mopre than anything else - so recommendable as such, but look for your social life outside. There are a lot of international students from all over Europe and the world though, which can be exciting - we took the opportunity to set up a Europe-wide student organisation and organise a one-week conference!
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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
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dmatier
Overall
I wish I had known...
That the French writing style is different from the American
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Expect to work, come for a challenging, fulfilling academic experience, be independent, curious and read a lot, including newspapers and periodicals as well as books
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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
- You do not really need a laptop computer and phone lines/ modem connection are expensive, so don't plan to rely on this.
- You won't need to buy textbooks, many materials available at the library
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M H
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I wish I had known...
That Sciences Po is not as good as it reputation maintains that it is.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Paris is amazing, and French is a beautiful, challenging language. Sciences Po is none of these things, and this opinion is quite literally unanimous among international students. I cannot speak for other universities in Paris or in France, but Sciences Po is to be avoided.
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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
As I mentioned above, I absolutely adored living in Paris and there are limitless things to do there. However, academically the city isn't very conducive to heavy study (lines to get into libraries, no library is open past 10 p.m., etc.). Sciences Po, naturally, compounds this. I have spoken to about 40-50 students in the international program at Sciences Po, and the BEST response I have ever received is that they thought Sciences Po was a "mixed bag." The feelings tend to be more along the lines of, "I can't wait to go home" and "It's horrible," etc. Everyone eventually drops into indifference because they can't stand to put effort into something so pointless...the university is truly counterproductive to the academic experience.
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Rocio A
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I wish I had known...
The French method for writing essays.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be ready to work a lot
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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
Make sure that you understand how to write a paper in two parts. Is the specific method of this University.
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“Très bonne formation générale”
Célia S
France, Graduate
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, 2019
Overall
La vie étudiante est très riche avec de nombreuses associations sur divers thèmes. Il est possible de mener des projets collectifs en master qui permettent de réaliser une mission en collaboration avec une association, un organisme public ou encore une entreprise. Les cours dans l'ensemble sont intéressants.
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Pros
Equipe académique, projet pédagogique
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“Bon niveau académique avec quelques problèmes administratifs”
Isabella H
France,
Political Science, 2025
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Les cours sont très interessants, et les profs ont des parcours impressionants. Par contre, l'administration n'est pas parfaite, en particulier pour les élèves internationaux. Les élèves à SciencesPo sont incroyables: ils sont éduqués, perspicaces, créatifs, originaux et intéressants.
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Pros
Les élèves
Cons
L'administration
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