Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL)

The university housing is really quite miserable, your best bet is to get a studio, appartment on your own. I stayed at a place called les estudines, they have residences throughout France. The residences are great, clean, and ideal location, the only problem is it was quite expensive. I would recomend finding housing at either the university residences (CROUS), or something like les estudines, but only signing for a month or so, then when you get there look around for a apartment/studio. Reason being, you can probably find housing online before you leave to study abroad, but it will more then likely be a lot more expensive then if you look around once you arrive.

The Courses change frequently throughout the semester, I had to take classes from two years of instruction and, since the schedule changed every week, I often had troubles with overlapping courses. The teachers understand the problem though so it never posed any huge problems. No Homework, and you only grade is very often based off a 45 min test at the end of the semester.

Just be prepared to work independantly and youll be fine

Like everyone I was a bit worried about leaving for an entire year. However I have 5 more weeks here, and I think it will be harder to leave here to go home, then vice versa!

It is a very challenging university, and you will need to work hard, but I would do it again in a second if I could.