Would not recommend Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/29/2017 to 12/22/2017 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
I worked hard and improved written french. Also was able to meet french students
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. |
Academic rigour was certainly there but little support was provided and I felt like I was left to drown |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
One member of staff was supportive, whereas showed very little signs of caring about students being in tough situations. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Worst. experience. I have had in my life so far. Placed in an apartment with a dog despite having specified that I was allergic in the housing questionnaire. Then when asked to move, said that no options were left which would fit my criteria. Finally, had to move a month after getting to paris and the building in which i was placed was being completely re-done i.e. walls taken down, floors replaced, outer part of building rebuilt while i lived there. Wifi was practically non existent. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
Paris school did very little to support me. Living situation gave me depression and anxiety. |
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? | $150 per week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | do grocery shopping once a week and make enough for leftovers for lunch |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
Other Program Information
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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? | Living in dorms is better than host families, at least from my group's experience |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Advanced French |
| Course Department: | Middlebury Paris |
| Instructor: | Guedon |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Challenging. No trips, professor was passive aggressive and petty. Made me feel personally attacked and I saw my level of french regress during that time. |
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