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4.05 / 5 based on 126 reviews
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Anna C
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It gives you freedom. Moreover, it makes you more independent.
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Personal comments
The accommodatation situation for students in Paris, is for the moment rather scarce. Considering this I think the University has done an excellent job in finding accommodation at appropriate prices.
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Jason F
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
A good neighborhood to live in in Paris. I also wish I had studied my French a bit harder
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
AUP is wonderful academically. It's in an upper class neighborhood so there isn't much to do around the school, but transit is wonderful in Paris. Only thing is it's very small so it can be quite cliquey. And it's very easy to avoid speaking French.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
AUP rocks. Go there. Paris rocks. Go there. And from Paris you can get anywhere in Europe when it comes time for vacationing.
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bboy34
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The french are mean and pretend that they don't understand French unless you speak it perfectly..it takes awhile to get used to their attitude..But in the end, you learn to have an attitude and not to put up with crap from the french!!
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, not in particular
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Personally, I had most of my social life outside the university with friends from France. However, what was good, was the diversity in the cultural background of the student. really an international environment.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Enjoy that you are in the middle of Europe and take the time to see the country and if you have the chance, other parts of Europe.
Take time to get to know the city and the people, not just hang around campus and with the students but explore different sides of the city. It has so much to offer!
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had studied another language besides French so I could talk with more people at AUP in their native language.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Recruit more boys! The school is very heavily girl-populated.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
The school is small and homey. Take advantage of the seminars and conferences that are held here. There's some awesome speakers that get invited. Jane Goodall came last year, for example. Also, read some of the student journals like Scripta, Convergence, etc. It's really interesting to see different points of view from an international perspective.
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anonymous
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Humanities, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
That they do not allow you to study in French institutions no matter what your language proficiency, simply because they insist you have two years of american university before entering a French university. That academics are not a priority at all for the majority of students there.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I would recommend it to someone who is not eager to encounter real French culture, and would prefer to live in a small American community within Paris that always wants to party.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Paris is a wonderful city to be in. If you can wait the two years to study in a French university (or are not interested at all), go for it. There is no campus which makes it more difficult to connect with people. The professors seem pretty good (at least when I was there). But don't expect the student population to be interested in learning...
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