Reviews of Queen's University | Canada

Useful | 0

Julie P

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Ale house on thursday! And the QP and Alfies...

Useful | 0

Julie P

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Great way to get to know Canadians, very convenient housing

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

As an exchange student I was really lucky to get a room in Harkness, it is a perfect housing for a 4 month exchange even if it's a little expensive.

Useful | 0

Julie P

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

Useful | 0

Julie P

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

Very demanding -especially the fiance classes- but so interesting. Lots of readings.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

Useful | 0

Julie P

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

/Perfect!

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

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It's a small town but it is very well located and people should really give it a try. I had such a great experience, the classes are really good, people are motivated by their studies but they are also very warm and welcoming. I travelled a lot and met lots of amazing people from all over the world.

Useful | 0

Julie P

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The only difficulty I experienced was participating in class but it's partly because we are not used to doing it in France. Overall, people were kind and I didn't have any communication problem in my everyday life.

Queen's University

About iAgora

Company

Work

Studies