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4.16 / 5 based on 47 reviews
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gabiruiz
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Beacause I liked my appartment, it was little but enough for me. I had my privacy and it was lotated in a central area of Montpellier, plus this city is a great place to live as a student.
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gabiruiz
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I found the transportation, was really good, specially for students, we had discount tickets. There were certain areas outside Montpellier were we could find bars or boits for dancing. Buses went out to this places and came back at specific times at night and it made it safe for students like me who didn't have a car.
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gabiruiz
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I found it a bit hard to coordinate my schedule since the schedules use to change almost every week. I wished the schedules woud have been constant all semester, but I guess they were organized like this from the begining.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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gabiruiz
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I live in Ecuador and it is an undeveloped country so the style of life varies a lot. I also live with my family so food and accomodation are covered by my family.
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Travel, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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gabiruiz
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I've been studing french for three years, in my home country. I had french private lessons in Antibes for two months before university started in Montpellier, that helped me a lot for my studies later on. I feel very confortable with my french now, I really like the language. I'm proud to have finished my courses in french.
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gabiruiz
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
At the begining I had problems finding a place to live, maybe it was easier to have solved that before arriving to Montpellier. But that search itself was tough but enriching experience.
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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
To keep the international students comming. They really make us feel welcome and it's very fun to find so many nationalities around this city.
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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
For traveling as a student, there is a special card for the bus, which is very useful, it is cheaper for students and you can use the buses and the troley around the town.
For the using the trains, everybody knows the train service in France is very good with the TGV is very confortable, there is also another special card you can buy that will give up to 50% discount on certain tickets. You can buy it in the train stations.
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