Pairs: Challenging academically, yet I got everything I wanted out of it Past Review

By (International Relations And Global Studies, The University of Texas at Austin) for

Sciences Po: Paris - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Be more efficient

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 6 months+

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I was very fortunate to have gotten to attend such a well-known and valued university, however a lot of what I learned was in a teaching style different from the efficient style I am used to learning, but that is all a part of an exchange.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Strengths were that they have done this many times before. Weaknesses were the administration.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I lived by myself

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

A lot

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? No

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? French 4 of University
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Language acquisition improvement?

All my classes were in French.

Direct Enrollment/Exchange

* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? Exchange

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Other
* Who did you take classes with?

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A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? You only get what you give