It was a difficult semester, but I learned a lot. Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/31/2016 to 01/16/2017 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
I gained competence as a French speaker, the ability to adjust to and navigate through different cultures. I gained personal confidence and knowledge of how to take care of myself in challenging/stressful situations. I also discovered a lot about my personal likes and dislikes.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
As a Middlebury student I'd only have the chance to choose between this program and the ones in Bordeaux and Poitiers if I wanted to study in France. So I guess I would choose it. But I would seriously consider whether I should go abroad at all. |
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? | 70-110 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? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 210 and 230 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I had known how difficult it would be. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Histoire des Arts de l'Afrique |
| Course Department: | Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne - Histoire de l'art et archéologie |
| Instructor: | Maureen Murphy |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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Français: Intermédiare |
| Course Department: | Middlebury Schools Abroad: Paris |
| Instructor: | Patrick Guedon |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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France & Europe |
| Course Department: | Middlebury Schools Abroad: Paris |
| Instructor: | Marion Gaillard |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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Première Renaissance Italienne |
| Course Department: | Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne - Histoire de l'art et archéologie |
| Instructor: | Anne Imbert |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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Institutions Artistiques du XXème Siècle |
| Course Department: | Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne - Histoire de l'art et archéologie |
| Instructor: | Sophie Delpeux |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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