My favorite semester Past Review
By A student (Art, Trinity University) - abroad from 01/26/2017 to 05/27/2017 with
IES Abroad: Nice - Business, Sustainability & Immigration
I improved my speaking and understanding skills of French. I learned about a new culture and I met people from all over the world. It was more than worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I believe IPAG university as well as the IES courses were well planned and very informative. Academically they were less challenging than Trinity. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The IES office in Nice was very helpful and did a good administration job. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I did not have a good experience with my host family but the IES office were very proficient and I was moved to a small independent room in a long stay hotel which I was very satisfied with. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I enjoyed my experience so much and I believe the city, the college, the exchange program and everything was perfect therefore I would choose the same all over again. |
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? | 100 Euros |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | B2 |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I feel that everything ran smoothly and I knew everything I had to know. |
