Paris: A city of neverending surprises November 01, 2023
By A student (Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/01/2023 to 06/02/2023 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a lot about time management
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I would but I think the Paris program should work more on offering more cultural activities that work with more people's schedules. Also, the Bordeaux program seemed to be more close-knit and had a trip to Chamonix at the end of the year |
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? | 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? | Advanced |
| 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? | a 300 |
| 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? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How much independence is needed |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Actress as a Novel Character |
| Course Department: | Middlebury School in Paris |
| Instructor: | Thibaut Casagrande |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Was it challenging? --Yes Did it make use of the location and offer relevant field trips?-- Decently Was the teacher knowledgeable and well-prepared?--Yes Did you participate in class more or less often than you would have at your home institution?-- Less How were you assessed (papers, exams, homework, etc) -- papers and exam |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Advanced French: Mid |
| Course Department: | Middlebury School in Paris |
| Instructor: | Patrick Guedon |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Was it challenging? -- medium Did it make use of the location and offer relevant field trips?-- no Was the teacher knowledgeable and well-prepared?-- yes Did you participate in class more or less often than you would have at your home institution?-- same How were you assessed (papers, exams, homework, etc)? -- all of the above |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Money, Banking, and Finance |
| Course Department: | Université Paris Cité |
| Instructor: | Rudy Bouguelli |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Was it challenging?-- Yes Did it make use of the location and offer relevant field trips? -- No Was the teacher knowledgeable and well-prepared?-- Knowledgeable, not prepare Did you participate in class more or less often than you would have at your home institution? -- Less How were you assessed (papers, exams, homework, etc)? -- Final exam |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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European Economics |
| Course Department: | Université Paris Cité |
| Instructor: | Fabrice Bourcelot |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | Was it challenging? -- yes Did it make use of the location and offer relevant field trips? -- No Was the teacher knowledgeable and well-prepared? -- Knowledgeable, unprepared Did you participate in class more or less often than you would have at your home institution? -- Less How were you assessed (papers, exams, homework, etc)? -- Papers and exams |
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