Housing Reviews
4.03 / 5 based on 364 reviews
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Nat J
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's nice to choose where you live, and you run less risk of being isolated with other foreign students
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not linked to uni
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Ronan O
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It gave me independance to do what i wanted. It is also a better way of integrating with fellow students at the university e.g having parties and the like. I shared an appartment and found that it was by far the best accomodation option although initially i wanted a place of my own. You meet new people and experience different cultures etc if you share with "new" people.
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Personal comments
They organized a month long integration course before term actually started. Finding accomodation in Paris is a nightmare of psycopathic inducing anger. I used the month to find an appartment, but i was put up in a student accomodation campus for that period whilst searching. Science Po had organized this months provisional lodgings but also has a service which tries to help students find accomodation. The university can only give you advice and sometimes a few addresses. You will end up slogging it out with the rest of the student population of Paris if you want somewhere reasonable to stay, unless you have contacts or have started looking in the January before you come over.
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JustinJ
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To meet more people...
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Personal comments
Paris is very expensive and with very little choice.
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Mandy B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Having lived both in an appartment for three years in London(2yrs) and Paris(1yr) and in university halls in London my first year I would say that I definitely prefer living in my own appartment. It gives you a greater feeling of independence and also you get to chose the area you live in. This is very important, as in order to be productive in what you do,you have to be content with your living environment.
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federiga b
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
it was great to live on my own for the first time!
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Elena L
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Because in France it's very difficult to simply rent an apartment. I think it's better if the exchange students exchange their rooms.
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Personal comments
SciencesPo doesn't offer any help in finding a house, so I had to do it by myself using newspapers and going to agencies.
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