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AIFS: Paris - Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne
Program Information
Take in all that Paris has to offer while perfecting your French in “La Ville Lumière” (the City of Light). Through the years, the city has drawn intellectuals, free-thinkers, artists and revolutionaries. Paris is one of the world’s major global cities with a strong influence in politics, education, entertainm... More
| Provider: | AIFS |
| Location(s): | Paris, France |
| Year Founded: | 1950 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Kristie Q. (Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin) on August 17, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-06-24 |
| * End Date: | 2011-08-13 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
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The program directors were amazing and super helpful. |
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How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Everything was great. The dinners, excursions, etc. |
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How well did The University of Texas at Austin prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Register with Bank of America to avoid some ATM fees |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | FR 612 |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Locals and everyone outside of the program spoke mostly French. |
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Yes. |