Challenging journey at first but will highly recommend Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/07/2019 to 05/15/2019 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Poitiers
Yes, I improved in my French proficiency
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. |
I learned a lot in both my science and French classes |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program had a good support base with the Poitiers administration. I was hosted by the administrator who personally gave me one on one orientation about the city. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived with a host family and will highly recommend. |
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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? |
No vaccines were required for the program. However, I had to wait a while to get an appointment with a physician. The doctor was very professional. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Poitiers provided a serene atmosphere to learn and grow intellectually |
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) |
It was fairly okay to be on a student budget. I suggest buying a months pass for the vitalis bus. It helped me save a ton. |
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 |
We had to sign the Middlebury language pledge where we only had to communicate in French |
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? | That classes begin fairly early |
Individual Course Reviews
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French Religious History |
| Course Department: | Religion |
| Instructor: | F. Vigier |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | The class was engaging for me in that it made me appreciate and understand better the current history and culture |
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