a whole new world to explore Past Review
By Kelly A (fremch, University of the Pacific) for
CIEE: Paris - French And Critical Studies
wanted this since highschool, nice to finally get what ive been working towards
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
grading is different (1-20 not abc etc) but overall nothing too different that i could not handle |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
small center, but that can be good and bad |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
most items provided, only personal items needed to be purchased |
| * Food: |
cheap food can be found and can be good, you do not have to eat at a cafe everyday |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
bordeaux was nice, and tours around the city help to localize you |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
if you ever had a problem they helped imediatly |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 70 euros |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | metro card |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | french 2b |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
i have friends that do not speak english and if you do not struggle with your french most daily interactions will be in french, it is when they see people struggle that they try to speak english |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | go for it |
