Reviews of Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC-RIO) | Brazil

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“Conhecimento Sobre as Instituições”

Liliana P

Brazil, Graduate
, 2020

Overall

Pelo pouco que conheço, é uma universidade de ponta. Sempre bem posicionada nas avaliações do MEC.

Pros

Bem conceituada

Cons

Poucos campo no Rio de Janeiro

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Dee C

Loyola University, Chicago, Chicago, United States
Language, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I value the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of housing options.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I am unable to comment about housing at this university since I arranged for my own housing during my stay.

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Jérôme D

Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France
Telecommunications, Graduate, Double graduation agreement between Centrale and PUC

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

If you are to go to Rio have a friday night in Lapa or to the San Cristovao "party". Go there with basic chothes. You may meet the Brazil there.

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Christopher T

California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

I feel like I was pretty well prepared.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Great university, many fun people to meet and a lot to learn.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Go for it!

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expresso2222

Brown University, Providence, United States
Sociology, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

You will not make friends at PUC

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

where to start... make campus life interesting, make classes challenging and serious and hire inspired faculty

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

everything good you will do in Rio will be outside of PUC.

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Chris G

Indiana University, Bloomington, United States
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

There were struggles, of course, but the people of this country were always eager to help in any-and-every situation.

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