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4.09 / 5 based on 268 reviews

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Stephen B
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Anywhere in the Latin Qtr/Bastille esp. local gin dens.
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Leah T
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
A private grant
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
i dont live in a city at home and city life is always more expensive than in other locations
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
talk as little on cell phone as possible because it adds up. eat at student cafeterias for cheap food and lots of it.
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Lindsay K
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
None other than use common sense and be open to new things.
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Xu F
Housing
Type of housing: living with my parents
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
Because by doing that, I can prove my french quickly
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Personal comments
I just know that the unversity always arrange the students within a family, especially for the studentds who just learning the french at that university.
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Lindsay K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
THe cost of living is less than in major U.S. cities.
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Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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nightsfan
Housing
Type of housing: a 'foyer' (CIUP)
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
You get to practise French more if you live with French people.
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Personal comments
Fine. I was in the Italian house, which is the most expensive. Nice building, but rather insular atmosphere; not always the case I'm told.
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