Personal July 28, 2025
By Emme R (Architecture Studies, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/02/2024 to 06/21/2025 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
My French certainly improved. I think that was worth it. I made some great friends. My architecture skills improved. I got to live in a large city. I felt like I was really taking in life.
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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
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
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I really liked GeoBlue for health care. I found it efficient and I used it often as I encountered quite a few health issues while abroad. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I appreciate Middlebury’s dedication to language and culture. I think I’ll look back on this experience fondly. Had the program been in English or not a part of a local university, I might’ve had more free time but I don’t think my French would have improved. |
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? | ~$120 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Eat at home. |
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? | FREN209 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Just talk. I also found reading in French helped improve my vocabulary |
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 wish I knew how rigorous the architecture program was going to be. I wish there was more communication about teaching methods and how university worked |
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
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ADV French |
| Course Department: | French |
| Instructor: | Ianetta |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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Histoire d’art 17-20 siècles |
| Course Department: | HARC |
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| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | God this class was boring |
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