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Jessie D
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life is less expensive than in France, but it was expensive to travel so much!!
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall, Food, Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Jessie D
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I learned more in my social life than I did at the Uni.
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Jessie D
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Everybody there is so helpful I did not need anything before going...
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
No too many worries...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Yan travel for less expensive if you plan your itinary before you go and buy a "package" which includes almost everything (bus from one city to another, tours to visit, nights in backpackers places, etc).
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Jessie D
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Not very difficult, even in MBA program...
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Jessie D
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Prahran suburb, Chapel Street St Kilda suburb
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Jessie D
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: With Australian flatmates
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With Australian flatmates
Why?
It wass the best way to know well the culture of my host country and to speak English
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The Student Village is too far from the University where we have to go everyday...
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