go study abroad! Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/02/2019 to 12/23/2019 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
Definitely worthwhile, I feel very fortunate to attend school where I do.
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. |
I had a very heavy courseload. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Helpful in some cases, not very helpful in others. They definitely throw you into the abroad experience, as they should, but at times felt that they left some major issues unnoticed. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Paris food is amazing but it truly is the most expensive city in the world. |
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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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| * Safety: |
Definitely good to know where protests were planned in advance. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I had a lot of bumps in the road on my abroad program - health issues, family issues, etc. The program was very accommodating, but for this reason I would study elsewhere. |
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) |
Paris is incredibly expensive. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 200 |
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? | French 220 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Talk to your host family!! |
Other Program Information
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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? | the price of Paris, and that abroad is nothing like how it appears on social media. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Roman et Modernity |
| Course Department: | Literature |
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| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Challenging course, great prof. Read interesting books, assessed by papers and exames |
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Economy of the Enterprise |
| Course Department: | Economics |
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| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Graded based on oral presentations and two exams. |
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Welfare Economics |
| Course Department: | Economics |
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| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Class was very interesting, especially because welfare in France is so different from US. Graded on exams. |
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