Great experience in a cultural city Past Review
By A student (Computer Science, Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/14/2019 to 05/17/2019 with
American University of Paris: Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Learned about Parisian culture, French culinary world. Definitely worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Significantly less rigorous than Wellesley. Humanities courses are better than STEM courses. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Did not use healthcare while abroad but available resources were well publicized. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Direct Enrollment at AUP gave me a lot of independence and free time to spend time how I wanted to in a new city, take advantage of museums as a student, and travel. |
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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | FREN 209 |
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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Find my own activities like cooking classes. Beware of pickpockets. |
Individual Course Reviews
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AH 1003 Introduction to Art Through Paris Museums |
| Course Department: | Art History |
| Instructor: | Lindsey Hansen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great professor, well-planned class meetings (museum visits), interesting content, reasonable workload. Highly recommend! |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues |
