EUROMED: Mixed feelings Past Review
By Sara F (International Business, Suffolk University) for
KEDGE Business School: Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I wish I had gone to Paris instead of Marseille.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Everything is based on the final exam. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Terrible |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Didnt provide anything except a bed furniture when it said I would recieve a pillow and sheets. Had to purchase everything which became costly. Difficult to food shop, difficult to go out at night. Nightlife is not safe. Class is close by but up a huge hill. |
| * Food: |
French food is the best but there was not a lot of it in Marseille! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
day trips were easy to take around the south of france |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
No healthcare provided, had to go to a private doctor in the city which was difficult to find and hard to trust |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Make friends with french people. stay away from only being with americans or english speakers |
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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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | This program was not ideal. The school is far from the city and getting around was difficult. I would have perferred to do a homestay with a french family or to have lived closer to a city instead of on a campus. |
