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ballietj
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish that I had known that none of these courses would help me towards my degree in Engineering or my degree in Geology and Geophysics.
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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
Aix is more than the university, it is the entire town, and most of what you will learn will not be from the classroom.
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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
Find an apartment in a good location, but hang out with people from the dorms.
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Sofia R
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was difficult to interact with local students though they were uninteressed in us foreigners. But if you live in a country for one semester, you learn the language in one way or the other.
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habibi
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It was a nice, old and classical university.
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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
Aix ist a very beautiful little town with lots of international students. For me, almost everyday was a great day there. The lovely Provence invites to nice trips an I loved the sunny wheather. I liked everything very much and till now, this was the best year of my life.
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Evan G
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Aix provided the perfect stage to develop french language skills to any desired Niveau. Really it just comes to putting in the effort. If you want to become fluent, you will with the right effort and persistence. If you want to socialize only with anglophones or with whatever your dialect is... dont expect to proress much. My recommendation would be to go out alot, speak with and socialize with Frenchies.
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RoseOlthof
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had to learn French, because the French are usually not proficient in English whatsoever. This was a great learning experiment, I couldn't just switch to English when I pleased.
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Sofia R
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
to learn more french
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Personal comments
very difficult to get any housing at all, even though they told you in avance that it was easy. I was only very lucky to get an appartment au centre ville!
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