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Name (o ptio nal)
T e xt Re spo nse
Lynn Xia
Dmitriy Pak
Ravisha Agarwal
Mo rgan Do nly
Sarah
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Value
5
2.
E-mail Address (o ptio nal)
T e xt Re spo nse
lingyuxi@usc.edu
khetani@usc.edu
dpak@usc.edu
rvagarwa@usc.edu
do nly@usc.edu
dauterma@usc.edu
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3.
Lo catio n
#
Answe r
39
Bar
Re spo nse
%
Aalto University Scho o l o f Eco no mics
0
0%
4
Australian Natio nal University
0
0%
6
Chinese University o f Ho ng Ko ng
0
0%
5
Co penhagen Business Scho o l
0
0%
3
Co rvinus University o f Budapest
0
0%
37
Chulalo ngko rn University
0
0%
2
ESADE Business Scho o l
0
0%
40
ESCEM
0
0%
38
ESCP-EAP
6
10 0 %
65
Fudan University
0
0%
13
HEC Scho o l o f Management
0
0%
7
Ho ng Ko ng UNiversity o f Science and Techno lo gy
0
0%
58
ICHEC Brussels
0
0%
63
IE Scho o l o f Business
0
0%
15
Ko rea University Business Scho o l
0
0%
16
Natio nal University o f Singapo re
0
0%
18
Natio nal Taiwan University
0
0%
27
Peking University
0
0%
14
Ro tterdam Scho o l o f Management
0
0%
61
Seo ul Natio nal University
0
0%
19
Singapo re Management University
0
0%
Thammasat University
0
0%
57
Universidade de No va de Lisbo n
0
0%
64
Universiidad de Carlo s Madrid III
0
0%
11
Universita Co mmerciale Luigi Bo cco ni
0
0%
62
University o f Ho ng Ko ng
0
0%
1
9
University o f Manchester, Manchester Business Scho o l
0
0%
10
University o f Melbo urne
0
0%
12
University o f Navarra
0
0%
17
University o f St. Gallen
0
0%
59
Vienna University o f Eco no mics and Business
0
0%
8
WHU Otto Beisheim Scho o l o f Management
0
0%
To tal
6
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Value
Min Value
38
Max Value
38
Mean
38 .0 0
Variance
0 .0 0
Standard Deviatio n
0 .0 0
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6
4.
What is yo ur academic status this semester?
#
Answe r
Bar
Re spo nse
%
1
So pho mo re
0
0%
2
Junio r
3
50 %
3
Senio r
3
50 %
To tal
6
St at ist ic
Value
Min Value
2
Max Value
3
Mean
2.50
Variance
0 .30
Standard Deviatio n
0 .55
To tal Respo nses
6
5.
What is yo ur expected date o f graduatio n fro m USC (Semester and year, eg
Fall 20 0 9 )?
T e xt Re spo nse
Spring 20 11
Fall 20 10
Fall 20 10
Spring 20 13
May 20 13
Fall 20 14
St at ist ic
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Value
6
6.
What is yo ur majo r?
T e xt Re spo nse
BUAD, Enviro nmental Studies
Business Administratio n
BUAD
Business Administratio n
Business Administrtio n
Business
St at ist ic
To tal Respo nses
Value
6
7.
What is yo ur co ncentratio n (Business majo rs o nly)?
T e xt Re spo nse
Self Pro po sed Co ncentratio n
Co rpo rate Finance
Finance/Individual Co ncentratio n
Finance
Internatio nal Business
Finance
St at ist ic
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Value
6
8.
Please indicate the term in which yo u were abro ad (semester and year, eg
Fall 20 0 9 ).
T e xt Re spo nse
Fall 20 10
Fall 20 10
Fall 20 10
Spring 20 12
Spring 20 12
Spring 20 13
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Value
6
9.
I. GENERAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Please rate the fo llo wing items:
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Que st io n
1
1. Yo ur o verall satisfactio n with the
pro gram.
Ve ry
dissat isf ie d
So m e what
dissat isf ie d
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
sat isf ie d
Ve ry
sat isf ie d
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
0
0
1
2
3
6
4.33
St at ist ic
1. Yo ur o ve rall sat isf act io n wit h t he pro gram .
Min Value
3
Max Value
5
Mean
4.33
Variance
0 .6 7
Standard Deviatio n
0 .8 2
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10.
No t at all
so
So m e what
so
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
so
Ve ry m uch
so
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
2. To what extent did the pro gram meet yo ur expectatio ns?
0
1
1
2
2
6
3.8 3
3. To what extent was yo ur participatio n in the pro gram a valuable
learning experience?
0
0
1
2
3
6
4.33
#
Que st io n
1
2
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2. T o what e xt e nt did t he pro gram m e e t yo ur
e xpe ct at io ns?
3. T o what e xt e nt was yo ur part icipat io n in t he pro gram a valuable le arning
e xpe rie nce ?
Min Value
2
3
Max Value
5
5
Mean
3.8 3
4.33
Variance
1.37
0 .6 7
Standard
Deviatio n
1.17
0 .8 2
6
6
To tal
Respo nses
11.
#
Que st io n
1
4. To what extent wo uld yo u reco mmend
this pro gram to o ther USC students?
Wo uld no t
re co m m e nd at
all
May re co m m e nd
wit h re se rvat io ns
Ne ut ral
Wo uld sure ly
re co m m e nd
Wo uld
re co m m e nd
m o st st ro ngly
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
0
1
0
2
3
6
4.17
St at ist ic
4 . T o what e xt e nt wo uld yo u re co m m e nd t his pro gram t o o t he r USC st ude nt s?
Min Value
2
Max Value
5
Mean
4.17
Variance
1.37
Standard Deviatio n
1.17
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6
12.
II. ACADEMIC PROGRAM
No t at
all so
So m e what
so
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
so
Ve ry
m uch so
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
5. To what extent were yo ur co urses intellectually challenging?
0
1
3
2
0
6
3.17
6 . Ho w co mparable was the quality o f instructio n and academic demand o f
classes to that o f USC?
1
3
1
1
0
6
2.33
#
Que st io n
1
2
St at ist ic
5 . T o what e xt e nt we re yo ur co urse s int e lle ct ually
challe nging?
Min Value
2
1
Max Value
4
4
Mean
3.17
2.33
Variance
0 .57
1.0 7
Standard
Deviatio n
0 .75
1.0 3
6
6
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6 . Ho w co m parable was t he qualit y o f inst ruct io n and acade m ic de m and o f
classe s t o t hat o f USC?
13.
St ro ngly
disagre e
Disagre e
Ne ut ral
Agre e
St ro ngly
Agre e
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
7. The grading system used in the co urses was
explained.
2
2
0
1
1
6
2.50
8 . I was able to register fo r all the classes that I wanted.
2
2
2
0
0
6
2.0 0
#
Que st io n
1
2
St at ist ic
7 . T he grading syst e m use d in t he co urse s was e xplaine d.
8. I was able t o re gist e r f o r all t he classe s t hat I want e d.
Min Value
1
1
Max Value
5
3
Mean
2.50
2.0 0
Variance
2.70
0 .8 0
Standard Deviatio n
1.6 4
0 .8 9
6
6
To tal Respo nses
14.
No t at all
so
So m e what
so
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
so
Ve ry m uch
so
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
9 . To what extent were yo u prepared fo r the co ursewo rk?
1
3
1
0
1
6
2.50
2
10 . To what extent do yo u feel yo u were immersed in the culture o f the
ho st co untry?
0
0
1
2
3
6
4.33
3
11. To what extent did yo u gain a better appreciatio n o f the ho st
culture's perspectives?
0
0
0
2
4
6
4.6 7
#
Que st io n
1
St at ist ic
9 . T o what e xt e nt we re yo u
pre pare d f o r t he co urse wo rk?
10 . T o what e xt e nt do yo u f e e l yo u we re
im m e rse d in t he cult ure o f t he ho st co unt ry?
11. T o what e xt e nt did yo u gain a be t t e r
appre ciat io n o f t he ho st cult ure 's pe rspe ct ive s?
Min Value
1
3
4
Max Value
5
5
5
Mean
2.50
4.33
4.6 7
Variance
1.9 0
0 .6 7
0 .27
Standard
Deviatio n
1.38
0 .8 2
0 .52
6
6
6
To tal
Respo nses
15.
Ve ry
dissat isf ie d
So m e what
dissat isf ie d
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
sat isf ie d
Ve ry
Sat isf ie d
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
12. Please rate yo ur o verall satisfactio n with the co ntent o f
the co urses yo u to o k.
1
3
0
1
1
6
2.6 7
13. Please rate yo ur o verall satisfactio n with the quality o f
instructio n.
2
2
0
2
0
6
2.33
#
Que st io n
1
2
St at ist ic
12. Ple ase rat e yo ur o ve rall sat isf act io n wit h t he co nt e nt o f t he
co urse s yo u t o o k.
13. Ple ase rat e yo ur o ve rall sat isf act io n wit h t he qualit y o f
inst ruct io n.
Min Value
1
1
Max Value
5
4
Mean
2.6 7
2.33
Variance
2.27
1.8 7
Standard
Deviatio n
1.51
1.37
6
6
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#
Que st io n
1
14. Please rate the o verall level o f faculty interest in
students.
Ve ry
lo w
So m e what
lo w
Ave rage
Highe r t han
ave rage
Ve ry
high
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
3
1
2
0
0
6
1.8 3
St at ist ic
14 . Ple ase rat e t he o ve rall le ve l o f f acult y int e re st in st ude nt s.
Min Value
1
Max Value
3
Mean
1.8 3
Variance
0 .9 7
Standard Deviatio n
0 .9 8
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6
17.
#
Que st io n
1
15. Please rate yo ur o verall satisfactio n with the
academic pro gram.
Ve ry
dissat isf ie d
So m e what
dissat isf ie d
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
sat isf ie d
Ve ry
sat isf ie d
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
1
2
1
0
2
6
3.0 0
St at ist ic
15 . Ple ase rat e yo ur o ve rall sat isf act io n wit h t he acade m ic pro gram .
Min Value
1
Max Value
5
Mean
3.0 0
Variance
2.8 0
Standard Deviatio n
1.6 7
To tal Respo nses
6
18.
III. LANGUAGE PREPARATIONIf yo u did no t take a fo reign language
class this semester, please cho o se "No t applicable" fo r each questio n.
No t
applicable
Po o r
Ne e ds
im pro ve m e nt
Fair
Go o d
Exce lle nt
T o t al
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Me an
16 . Ho w were yo ur language skills befo re the
pro gram?
4
0
0
1
1
0
6
2.17
2
17. Ho w were yo ur language skills after the pro gram?
3
0
1
1
1
0
6
2.50
3
18 . Yo ur living situatio n aided yo ur language
acquisitio n.
5
0
0
0
1
0
6
1.6 7
#
Que st io n
1
St at ist ic
16 . Ho w we re yo ur language skills be f o re
t he pro gram ?
17 . Ho w we re yo ur language skills af t e r
t he pro gram ?
18. Yo ur living sit uat io n aide d yo ur language
acquisit io n.
Min Value
Max Value
1
1
1
5
5
5
Mean
2.17
2.50
1.6 7
Variance
3.37
3.10
2.6 7
Standard
Deviatio n
1.8 3
1.76
1.6 3
6
6
6
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19.
#
Que st io n
1
19 . If yo u studied a fo reign language o n the pro gram, please rate yo ur
o verall level o f satisfactio n with the language educatio n co mpo nent o f
the pro gram.
Ve ry
dissat isf ie d
So m e what
dissat isf ie d
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
sat isf ie d
Ve ry
sat isf ie d
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
0
0
6
0
0
6
3.0 0
St at ist ic
19 . If yo u st udie d a f o re ign language o n t he pro gram , ple ase rat e yo ur o ve rall le ve l o f sat isf act io n wit h t he language e ducat io n
co m po ne nt o f t he pro gram .
Min Value
3
Max Value
3
Mean
3.0 0
Variance
0 .0 0
Standard
Deviatio n
0 .0 0
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20.
IV. SUPPORT SERVICESPlease rate yo ur level o f satisfactio n with the
fo llo wing catego ries:
#
Que st io n
Ve ry
dissat isf ie d
So m e what
dissat isf ie d
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
sat isf ie d
Ve ry
sat isf ie d
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
1
20 . On-site academic advising
2
1
2
1
0
6
2.33
2
21. On-site o rientatio n
1
1
1
2
1
6
3.17
3
22. On-site academic facilities (e.g. classro o ms, libraries,
co mputer labs), excluding ho using.
2
0
1
2
1
6
3.0 0
4
23. Co mmunicatio n with the USC Marshall o ffice in Lo s Angeles
0
1
1
0
4
6
4.17
5
24. Overall impressio n o f o n-site suppo rt services
2
0
0
3
1
6
3.17
St at ist ic
20 . On-sit e
acade m ic
advising
Min Value
1
Max Value
4
Mean
2.33
Variance
1.47
Standard
Deviatio n
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22. On-sit e acade m ic f acilit ie s (e .g.
classro o m s, librarie s, co m put e r labs),
e xcluding ho using.
23. Co m m unicat io n wit h t he
USC Marshall o f f ice in Lo s
Ange le s
24 . Ove rall im pre ssio n
o f o n-sit e suppo rt
se rvice s
1
1
2
1
5
5
5
5
3.17
3.0 0
4.17
3.17
2.17
2.8 0
1.77
2.9 7
1.21
1.47
1.6 7
1.33
1.72
6
6
6
6
6
21. On-sit e
o rie nt at io n
21.
V. HOUSINGPlease rate yo ur level o f satisfactio n with the fo llo wing
catego ries:
#
Que st io n
Ve ry
dissat isf ie d
So m e what
dissat isf ie d
Ne ut ral
Mo st ly
sat isf ie d
Ve ry
sat isf ie d
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
1
25. Ho using co o rdinatio n
2
0
3
0
1
6
2.6 7
2
26 . Lo catio n o f student ho using
2
0
2
0
2
6
3.0 0
3
27. Quality o f ho using
arrangements
2
0
2
0
2
6
3.0 0
St at ist ic
25 . Ho using co o rdinat io n
26 . Lo cat io n o f st ude nt ho using
27 . Qualit y o f ho using arrange m e nt s
Min Value
1
1
1
Max Value
5
5
5
Mean
2.6 7
3.0 0
3.0 0
Variance
2.27
3.20
3.20
Standard Deviatio n
1.51
1.79
1.79
6
6
6
To tal Respo nses
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VI. OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS 31. Why did yo u cho o se this pro gram?
T e xt Re spo nse
Lo catio n: France - o nly way I can study abro ad in France and co mplete my dual degree.
The scho o l was lo cated in the heart o f Paris. The lo catio n was great and it also met my o ther needs.
Experience
o ppo rtunity to live in Paris and be able to learn abo ut a new culture interact with students fro m different co untries get a [erspective o f glo bal business travel
I lo ved the lo catio n and the quality and reputatio n o f the scho o l.
I was dead set o n go ing to Paris because I tho ught it wo uld be a great way to fo ster my interest in art and business simultaneo usly. ESCP is o ne o f the best business
scho o ls in France, and Paris is o ne o f the mo st art-o riented cities in the wo rld.
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23.
32. Please co mpare these aspects o f yo ur pro gram with study at USC.
#
Que st io n
Equivale nt
USC/Abro ad Be t t e r
USC/in L.A. Be t t e r
T o t al Re spo nse s
Me an
1
2
1) Quality o f instructio n
0
0
6
6
3.0 0
2) Co ntent o f co urses
1
0
5
6
2.6 7
3
3) Intellectual challenge o f co urses
1
1
4
6
2.50
4
4) Faculty interest in/suppo rt o f students
1
0
5
6
2.6 7
5
5) Individual assistance pro vided
1
0
5
6
2.6 7
St at ist ic
1) Qualit y o f
inst ruct io n
2) Co nt e nt o f
co urse s
Min Value
3
1
Max Value
3
3
3) Int e lle ct ual challe nge o f
co urse s
4 ) Facult y int e re st in/suppo rt o f
st ude nt s
5 ) Individual assist ance
pro vide d
1
1
1
3
3
3
Mean
3.0 0
2.6 7
2.50
2.6 7
2.6 7
Variance
0 .0 0
0 .6 7
0 .70
0 .6 7
0 .6 7
Standard
Deviatio n
0 .0 0
0 .8 2
0 .8 4
0 .8 2
0 .8 2
6
6
6
6
6
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33. Ho w much study time per week do yo u reco mmend in o rder to keep
up with classes?
T e xt Re spo nse
Really varies o n classes at ESCP
Depends o n the co urses that yo u are taking. I, as well as o ther USC students, did no t get mo st o f the co urses that we wanted. So me co urses were to ugh, while o thers were
very easy.
3-8 hrs
2
8
2 ho urs mo st weeks, mo re when there were tests
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25.
34. Ho w, if at all, do es the structure o f the co urses differ fro m tho se at
USC? Did yo u like o r dislike these differences?
T e xt Re spo nse
There are essentially 3 types o f classes at ESCP that USC students can take: - 2.5 ECTS "amuse bo uche" co urses: 5 weeks (5 sessio ns, 1 sessio n/week) - usually mo re
no n-traditio nal business areas (entrepreneurship, psycho lo gy related). These were my favo rites at ESCP since I seemed to luck o ut with very passio nate/go o d teachers.
Interesting to pics. - Of all the 5 ECTS elective co urses, they fall under "master 1" o r "master 2" classes - 1 being easier than 2. Then o f these they fall under mo re o r less
marketing, strategy and finance departments. Master 1 classes co rrespo nd to the Marshall co re level co urses, Master 2 the upper divs. Finance co urses generally tend to
be higher level than USC upper divs. Marketing co urses (even master 2 level) tend to be easier than Marshall upper divs. - 3 ho ur co urses with break in the middle -- hard to
co ncentrate in last ho ur especially when several co urses in o ne day - 10 -week semester with final exams as LAST sessio n o f the semester (electif co urse exams are no t
part o f the finals schedule o f ESCP. The electif co urse exams will take place either o n week 10 o r week 11 -- depending o n if pro fesso r cancelled a class during the
semester) - no textbo o ks required. teachers print all slides. can check o ut textbo o ks fro m library - i fo und textbo o ks useful fo r all my co urses.
Co mpared to USC academics, ESCP Euro pe is very "easy"
There are no hw assignments, very few pro jects. Very diso rganized. Many pro fesso rs were co nstantly late fo r classes, and several times classes were cancelled.
The rigidity in the system as in o nce yo u registered fo r a co urse, yo u ahve to stick with it and yo u are unable to chnage/dro p it Also , since it was a master level scho o l,
so me o f the finance co urses were mo re difficult than the o nes taught at SC
I felt that mo st o f the classes in France lacked a co ncrete structure. The classes seemed very easy superficially, but the tests were quite o ff base. The teachers tend to talk
witho ut a real fo cus o r structure. I didn't like this difference.
To be ho nest, these classes REALLY did no t wo rk well fo r me. So me were better than o thers and pro vided mo re info rmatio n, practice pro blems, and info rmatio n abo ut
what we'd be tested o n, but o ther co urses I felt like I had no idea what was expected o f me and no idea where to find necessary info rmatio n. I think fo r these classes yo u
have to be a very attentive in-class learner, and I usually learn o utside o f class by do ing practice pro blems in textbo o ks. Co urses are bland and three ho urs lo ng, and we
are o nly pro vided with co urse readers, very little example pro blems, and no textbo o ks to read fro m later. Therefo re, a lo t o f times when I go t to my ho mewo rk o r started
studying fo r an exam, I'd lo o k at a pro blem and feel really helpless because I'd have never seen anything like it befo re and I co uldn't find any explanatio n in the material o r
o nline. It made what sho uld have been really easy studying actually quite stressful befo re the exams. I do n't want to scare anyo ne o ff tho ugh, 4/5 o f my classes wo rked o ut
fine since they were pass/fail and no t much wo rk is required o utside o f class, but cho o se classes wisely (read reco mmendatio ns belo w), pay attentio n even when it
do esn't seem necessary.
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26.
35. Are there co urses o r pro fesso rs that yo u wo uld particular
reco mmend? Please explain:
T e xt Re spo nse
Vero nique TRAN - Management & Emo tio ns (2.5 ECTS) - great pro fesso r with lo ts o f enthusiasm. sho rt but very interactive class. Jacqueline FENDT - Entrepreneurship
co urses (think she teaches a few) - wealth o f experience, interesting pro fesso r
Anything by Andreas Kaplan. He is an amazing pro fesso r. Investment Banking and Financial Engineering by Michael Tro gue. A hard class, but yo u will learn alo t.
No
Co mmo dity Risk Management: steve Ohana CSR
I really liked 'So cial Media and Viral Marketing' It was super intense, but learned a lo t and was challenged. Pro fesso r Visco nti was a great teacher and very interesting, but
his test seemed o ff base fro m the material.
Valuatio n with Alberta Di Guili was enjo yable mainly because I can see her actually teaching at USC. Unlike mo st teachers, she actually talks to yo u, answers questio ns
understandably, and RESPONDS TO EMAIL! I still think the Valuatio ns co urse at USC is better because the entire co urse at ESCP is case-based and kind o f weird, but I
understo o d what was go ing o n and actually feel like i learned so mething. Co mmo dities Risk Management with Steve Ohana I read o n a past survey was so meo ne to stay
away fro m, but I ended up in the class. Everything seemed very co nfusing during the semester, but by the exam it all came to gether and I really do feel like I learned a thing
o r two ! Nego tiatio ns Wo rksho p is a MUST, yo u will be so grateful to be in the class after seeing ho w mo st o f the o ther ESCP co urses are. It's basically impo ssible to fail,
interactive, fun, no wo rk o utside o f class, and a co o l way to no t o nly learn ho w to co mmunicate but also meet/co mmunicate with internatio nal students with a variety o f
backgro unds. I made German and French friends! Yo u just nego tiate and wo rk in teams in class.
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36 . Are there co urses o r pro fesso rs that yo u wo uld advise against taking?
Please explain:
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Pro fesso r OHANA - stro ng french accent. teaches co mmo dity (and maybe o ther) finance co urses. very mathematical backgro und Co urse: Exo tic Derivatives - level is to o
challenging in co mpariso n to USC. I think in general, finance co urses will be challenging here fo r anyo ne who has o nly co mpleted 30 6 and basic acco unting co urses at
USC and do n't have much finance experience o utside o f tho se co urses.
Strategic Marketing. Altho ugh the pro fesso rs were very nice, this co urse is no t helpful in any way. Yo u will likely receive a go o d grade, but will no t learn anything.
No
So me o f the finance co urse can be challenging but tehy are a great learningt experience so it really depends o n perso nal preferrence
Buying Yo ur Own Business, it was easy and very little wo rk, but I can ho nestly say I didn't take anything away fro m it.
Gro up Financial Statements with Kennedy- No t really just with Kennedy, but also with ano ther teacher who taught in a co mpletely different way and to o k o ver the class
halfway thro ugh the semester. I to o k the exam to day, which was written by Kennedy but was pro cto red by the o ther teacher who had no idea ho w to answer questio ns (and
what he did try to answer I co uldn't understand). It seemed like an class that sho uld have been so easy after taking acco unting at USC, if o nly we had had the right
info rmatio n.. yet despite being o pen-no te and o pen bo o k, I co uldn't even make educated guesses o n a lo t o f the questio ns.
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37. Has participatio n in this pro gram influenced yo ur academic o r career
go als? Ho w?
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co nfirmed again I'm no t interested in finance.
Definitely. It was a life changing experience. Yo u learn alo t abo ut yo ur ho st co untry and get a different perspective o n many things.
Yes! I think so meimes when yo ur faced with challenging co urses and yo u have no way o ut, yo ur fo rced to learn and put in yo ur 10 0 % and at the end yo ur surprised with the
amo unt yo u gained o ut o f it. I definitely have develo ped an interest in the Co mmo dity Market and currently spending my summer interning and learning abo ut the
Co mmo dity Markets
No t really
The classes did no t, but my experience in Paris has definitely has o pened my eyes to new po ssibilities fo r my future career.
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Please tell us abo ut yo ur experience with the fo reign language o f yo ur
ho st co untry: 38 . Besides English, what is (are) the language(s) mo st
pro minently spo ken o n the campus o f the university where yo u studied?
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English, 40 + o ther languages... scho o l is o ver 50 % fo reign students.
French.
French, French, French
french
French, but it's a very internatio nal scho o l so there was a lo t o f Spanish/German as well
French
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39 . Did yo u speak the ho st language, o r receive any language training in
the ho st language prio r to , o r during yo ur semester abro ad? If yes, please
explain:
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5 years o f french in middle/high scho o l. 1 semester at USC prio r to leaving. Didn't take the french co urse o ffered at ESCP.
I did no t kno w any French. I to o k a French language class that I highly reco mmend. Altho ugh it is o n Friday, it is always go o d to learn a new language. I picked up a few
wo rds and phrases. Ho wever, yo u can get by witho ut any French.
No
basic french studied in high scho o l
I spo ke a bit o f the ho me language. I studied it in scho o l, but no t at USC. They did o ffer classes at the scho o l as well.
We were auto matically enro lled in a French class o n Fridays, but attendance was no t mandato ry. I had never taken French befo re, but the semester befo re go ing abro ad I
listened to Co ffee Break French po dcasts o n my pho ne. I wo uld definitely reco mmend them to any beginners, it helped me learn a so lid amo unt so I co uld at least get
aro und. Needless to say, the French still made fun o f me fo r no t speaking their language..
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40 . Did cultural/so cial activities spo nso red by the pro gram assist yo u in
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No t really, I didn't feel like there were to o many planned activities, plus there were aro und 10 0 exchange students fro m all o ver the wo rld, so the co mmo n language was
usually english.
ESCP students are really invo lved and there is a lo t go ing o n, which made it easy to meet peo ple. They threw three really BIG parties o n campus, which was funny, and they
also have a tandem pro gram that helps yo u meet French students. I do n't kno w if this helped impro ve language to o much, but I felt mo re immersed culturally.
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41. Did o utside/o ther activities help? Please explain.
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Scho o l pro mo ted a no npro fit o rganizatio n called "clubs internatio nes de jeunes a paris" (CIJP) - lo ts o f great cultural activities, excursio ns all in FRENCH. made great
friends o utside o f ESCP and great experience.
I jo ined the basketball team. That is a great feature abo ut the scho o l. Yo u can play up to two spo rts and will meet many peo ple that way as well get to go to o ther scho o ls
which will enable yo u to see the city.
No
just co nversing with the lo cals
No t particularly
n/a
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42. What percentage o f students o n the campus o f yo ur ho st co untry
(wo uld yo u estimate) actively speak English?
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50 % -- if exchange students no t with students o f their same co untry
Pretty much all o f them. 9 9 %
Except fo r o ther exchange students, o nly 5-10 % o f lo cal students spo ke English.
70 %
Almo st all. Pretty much all the students co uld speak english and o ften did.
90%
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43. Ho w wo uld yo u reco mmend that students prepare fo r language
differences abro ad?
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I gained a lo t fro m go ing to a co untry where I speak the language. So I enco urage peo ple to select a co untry where they can speak so me o f the language, o r genuinely have
a desire to learn so me o f the language.
Yo u do n't need to prepare. Yo u can get by with English, but I do reco mmend taking the French language class.
Avo id France unless they have very, very stro ng French.
Its always prefreable to speak the native language in this case french. Ho wever, if yo u have no kno wledge its no t that hard to get by
I think yo u sho uld learn as much as po ssible befo rehand. Unfo rtunately, Paris is a place where yo u can easily get aro und witho ut speaking the language, yo u just kind o f
lo o k like an ass. It's very easy to get aro und with little kno wledge o f the language.
I had never taken French befo re, but the semester befo re go ing abro ad I listened to Co ffee Break French po dcasts o n my pho ne. I wo uld definitely reco mmend them to any
beginners, it helped me learn a so lid amo unt so I co uld at least get aro und. DO listen to the stereo types abo ut French peo ple being sno bby, intimidating and judgmental
abo ut their language. They are actually pretty true, but kno wing them made me mo re self-aware and cautio us when co mmunicating with them, plus I was prepared fo r so me
o f my mo re unpleasant enco unters with the French.
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45. If yo u used STA Travel fo r transpo rtatio n arrangements, were yo u
satisfied? Please explain.
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didn't use
I used Paris Shuttle when I go t there which to o k me straight to my apartment.
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46 . Is there any aspect o f the pro gram that yo u wo uld like to see changed
o r different? (VERY IMPORTANT!)
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- Abso lutely ensure with ESCP they'll have eno ugh classes in English fo r exchange students (snafu this semester...) - Wo rk with Sean to pro vide fo r future students a
reference o f the difficulties o f the co urses here - i didn't really understand the Masters 1 vs. Masters 2 level classes until I go t here and spo ke with full time students here to
learn abo ut the different levels the co urses fell in - Mo st o ther exchange students are MBA and Masters level students... so Marshall sho uld decide if it's a fitting pro gram.
The French students are co mparable age as us, but 1. we do n't take classes with them fo r the mo st part and 2.they've do ne 'prepa' so really have already do ne all o f these
co urses befo re.
GO GO GO!!! I canno t stress that eno ugh. It will be the BEST decisio n yo u ever make. Yo u will learn so much. Meet so many peo ple. Get lo st in the city. Do no t waste yo ur
weekends simply traveling. Enjo y the city which yo u are in. Lastly, yo u o nly get to experience living in ano ther city as a student ONCE. Do no t miss an o ppo rtunity like this.
Do no t wo rk with ESCP-EAP ever again!
Earlier there was a misco nceptio n that the student ho using o ffereed by the co llege was o ut o f the city (Paris). ho wever o n getting there I realized that it was very much in the
city and infact a great, eco no mical and co nvenient o ptio n
I think that having mo re suppo rt befo rehand wo uld have been nice. I had abso lutely no help finding ho using, etc. and felt sco lded if I tried to ask fo r assistance fro m USC
and ESCP was quite unco mmunicative.
ESCP is really hit o r miss with classes, so it wo uld be great to have a way fo r students to kno w which classes are mo st co mpatible/co mparable to USC classes. USC o nly
sends a small gro up o f students to ESCP each year, and I was envio us o f the USC Paris students' gro up activities because they go t to see new parts o f France and mingle
amo ngst each o ther. I'm no t sure if this is po ssible, but it wo uld be co o l if we co uld jo in in their activities.
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47. Additio nal co mments o n services and co o rdinatio n.
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Just wanted to no te Internatio nal SOS has been extremely helpful with co o rdinating medical issues while abro ad. Truly 10 0 % greatful fo r all o f their help and great
custo mer service. (Fro m medical pro fessio nal/administratio n end, they tell me Internatio nal SOS is very easy and pleasant to wo rk with to o .)
Paris Shuttle was great.
Use A Part o f Paris to find an apartment! Yo u have to find ho using o n yo ur o wn, so a girl fro m USC who went to SciencesPo and I fo und o ne thro ugh this agency. Mine was
so much nicer than every o ther apartment I fo und in its price range. I paid what I no rmally do at USC and it was within walking distance fro m scho o l. I wish I co uld pass it
alo ng to future USC students! In additio n, the co o rdinato r who has helped us this semester speaks fluent english and is very very respo nsive. Other websites I tried were
parisattitude.co m and airbnb. I wo uld reco mmend living in the 2nd, 3rd, 6 th o r 11th as a student. I tho ught abo ut living in Mo ntmartre but I'm glad I didn't because it's a far
co mmute.
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Please tell us abo ut yo ur travel experiences. 48 . Ho w did yo u find yo ur
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43.
Wo uld yo u reco mmend this metho d?
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Ho st family is expensive but abso lutely lo ved my experience with my ho st family.
I used ParisAttitude.co m I had a great landlo rd and the pro cess was simple.
Yes
yes
It was the o nly cho ice I had, so sure.
yes
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49 . What was the average co st fo r ro und-trip tickets to yo ur ho st co untry?
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50 . Ho w o ften did yo u travel and to where?
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usually made 1 o r 2 day trips each weekend aro und france (with no npro fit o rganizatio n as mentio ned abo ve - o rganized excursio ns; o r with friends). traveled during o ne
week break first o f no vember to italy. visited friends living in netherlands and belgium o n weekends.
I did no t travel at all during the semester. I stayed three additio nal weeks after the semester to do my traveling. I went to Lo ndo n, Venice and Amsterdam.
I travelled during the "mid-semester" break and after finals. Prague, Milan, Ro me, Chamo nix, Geneva.
Every 3 weeks Barcelo na, Madrid, Belgium, Amsterdam, Italy, No rmandy, So uth o f France
I traveled every two o r three weeks. I went to Berlin, Barcelo na, Lo ndo n, Istanbul, Ro me, Venice, Prague
I traveled every o ther weekend, which I felt like was a perfect balance o f getting to kno w the city o f Paris and seeing Euro pe. I went to Lo ndo n, Prague, Co penhagen, all o ver
Italy with my family during spring break, Berlin, Barcelo na, Dublin o n St. Patrick's day, and Lille (a small city in France, and I have a two -week po st-exam trip aro und Greece
and Turkey planned. I also plan o n seeing the So uth o f France befo re I leave.
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51. Did the structure o f the ho st institutio n's co urse schedule fo ster travel
o ppo rtunity o r prevent it? Why?
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no friday classes (except fo r language co urses - o ptio nal). o therwise depends o n yo ur schedule - i had class everyday fo r half o f the semester, and o nly mo nday and
tuesdays fo r the seco nd half.
Yo u have plenty o f time to travel if yo u wo uld like.
Fo ster in so me way, because mo st classes prio r to the break were cancelled.
fo ster travel lo ts o f ho lidays
It fo stered travel; classes o nly met o nce a week fo r 3 ho urs and they do n't have classes o n friday (except Language classes)
I ended up with a schedule that was Mo nday afterno o n thro ugh Wednesday mo rning. I had 9 ho urs o f class o n Tuesdsay, but I lo ved having a lo ng weekend! So me
scho o ls in France will cancel class and reschedule it fo r Saturday mo rnings and crazy things like that, but ESCP did no t.
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52. Do yo u have any tips o r info rmatio n abo ut traveling while abro ad that
yo u wo uld like to share with upco ming exchange students preparing fo r their trip?
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- France: Carte 12-25 fo r train - bo o k France-Lo ndo Euro star much in advance - Go o gle Vo ice fo r pho ne :) - Lo o k into euro rail pass in the USA if yo u're interested in
multicity travels. Canno t buy that here. - co me with an empty suitcase if po ssible - yo u'll want it at the end. - tap water didn't get me sick anywhere in france o r italy - travel
bo o ks are helpful even if they remind yo u o f yo ur parents - do n't try to do everything. - yo u're studying abro ad, yo u'll see the kids fro m USC when yo u get back. make new
friends! that means in the future, yo u'll have a place to stay and a lo cal guide when yo u travel in no rway, germany, canada... (all the places yo ur new friends are fro m!)
Pretty cheap if yo u plan in advance. Feel free to e-mail me if yo u have any questio ns.
Just make sure to schedule yo ur classes in such a way that yo u have 3 day ho lidays and try to bo o k in advance since its a lo t cheaper
Ho stels are wo nderful as well as sties like airbnb.co m . Budget airlines are great if yo u kno w ho w to use them, but they are inherently built to screw yo u o ver, so make sure
yo u read thro ugh everything well befo rehand and o bey all the necessary stipulatio ns (like printing tickets befo rehand).
During the winter, I had a lo t o f difficulties co ming ho me fro m travelling because it seemed like everything shut do wn whenever there was sno w. I had to buy an emergency
$250 Chunnel ticket ho me fro m Lo ndo n after my flight go t cancelled three times befo re o rientatio n. Do n't cut it to o clo se befo re class. Also I was sho cked when plane
tickets weren't 8 0 euro ro und trip like I had been to ld. I spent abo ut $225-30 0 per trip. I think flying o ut o f Paris is a bit mo re.
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53. EXPENSES: Ho w much spending mo ney FOR THE ENTIRE
SEMESTER wo uld yo u reco mmend that the next participants budget fo r this
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54. Did yo u experience any fo rm o f crime, o r were yo u in danger at any
time (such as the victim o r witness o f assault, ro bbery, etc.)? If yes, please
explain:
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No ne at all. Once during my stay I walked half way acro ss Paris fo r 3 1/2 ho urs to go ho me because the subway had clo sed. I felt perfectly safe.
no
pickpo cketing o n the metro s
I had my ipho ne sto len while it was in my po cket and I was changing trains in the metro , but I was listening to it and no ticed right away and yelled at the thieves until they
gave it back.
The drunk peo ple in the streets can be extra creepy, but that's the wo rst thing I've experienced. If I can make it thro ugh May I'll have go ne all semester witho ut anything
getting sto len!
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50.
55. Befo re departure fro m USC, o r upo n immediate arrival to yo ur ho st
co untry, do yo u think yo u were adequately warned and/o r prepared to deal with
mo st incidents mentio ned in the Health and Safety sectio n o f this evaluatio n?
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Yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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56 . If yo u did no t feel adequately prepared (respo nse to questio n #55),
what do yo u think yo u needed to kno w o r hear in advance? Ho w co uld yo u have
been better info rmed and/o r prepared?
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I was well info rmed.
n/a
n/a
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57. Were yo u kno wledgeable abo ut yo ur USC o verseas insurance
co verage po licy?
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USC Health Center website has easy to understand o utline o f new Aetna po licy - easy fo r me and parents to access. Sean was helpful in answering specific questio ns to o .
Internatio nal SOS can help to co mmunicate with USC insurance if yo u have questio ns yo u're unclear abo ut to o .
Mo stly.
Yes (Thanks to many reminders fro m Sean :)
yes
Decently
Yes
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58 . Did yo u experience any negative treatment that yo u feel was related to
yo ur ethnicity, race, natio nal o rigin, gender, sexual o rientatio n, o r religio n? If yes,
please explain:
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No .
YES! French peo ple are extremely racist. I feel that it was general feeling fo r many exchange students. Even fo r tho se who came fro m o ther Euro pean co untries.
no
No , tho ugh I did get a lo t o f unwanted sexual mo ves fro m guys, but I think that is just generally ho w the culture is o ver there.
Peo ple definitely do n't like Americans (see sto ries belo w), but aside fro m that I didn't experience anything unusual.
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59 . What was the best part o f the pro gram?
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Being able to go to the places I've learned abo ut/read abo ut/wanted to see fo r 6 , 7 years...
Ho w do I answer this questio n? EVERYTHING. Paris is THE best city in Euro pe and I'm glad I picked it as my lo catio n. The friends, memo ries and experience yo u will have
is unfo rgettable.
Making new friends fro m all o ver the wo rld; travel.
be able to live in paris and experience and learn such a lo vely culture make amazing friends o f different natio nalities have the o ppo rtunity to travel with friends beco me
stro nger as a perso n
Being in Paris! It's such an incredible city with so much histo ry and beauty.
I really felt like I go t to live as a citizen o f Paris and really get settled. I lo ved having an apartment with o ne o ther girl, having a high level o f independence, and learning to do
everything fo r myself in the city and live like a lo cal wo uld. But really, the best part o f the pro gram is just Paris. It is the mo st spectacular city I've ever been to and I co uldn't
imagine being anywhere else.
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6 0 . What was the mo st difficult part?
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getting adjusted to new mo de o f life at the beginning. experienced unfo rseen medical issues, but turned o ut o kay.
Adjusting to the culture a bit at first.
Dealing with French bureaucracy.
having to fend fo r yo urself and do everything alo ne
All o f the red tape and bureaucracy that is inherently built into the French so ciety.
Getting my Visa and o ther do cumentatio n figured o ut was a pain, and it was disco uraging to see ho w much peo ple hate Americans.
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6 1. Describe a situatio n that yo u experienced as a result o f culture sho ck
o r cultural misunderstanding. Ho w did yo u reso lve it?
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The French aren't kno wn fo r service... so instead o f turning up yo ur no se co nstantly at their bad service, it may be just easier to go alo ng with it. Yo u do n't have to appro ve,
but yo u also do n't need to make it fro m bad service to nasty service.
Remember, custo mer and service are two wo rds that do NOT go to gether in France. Yo u must wait fo r everything.
I think the culture o f France differs drastically fro m that in the U.S. Just a co mmo n day example, no o ne in france smiles, I eman they are no t particularly rude but yo u just
wo nt experience a warm friendly face yo ur accusto med to see in the U.S. Also , the french are no t the nicest if yo u do nt speak tehir language. ho wever, if yo u make an
attempt to try they are mo re than acco mo dating and definitely help yo u o ut
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One time we were in line at a creperie late o ne night and these girls were passively aggressively asking my Vietnamese friend (in French) if she was American o r
Vietnamese and whether she was racist "like the rest o f us". She accused all o f us fo r thinking Middle Easterners were terro rists, and no ne o f us really understo o d except
fo r o ne o f my friends who was able to stick up fo r us in French. Meanwhile, the crepe maker was letting everyo ne cut us and to ld us to wait o ur turn. Every o nce in a while
yo u'll see examples o f ho w peo ple do n't like Americans, but this was the wo rst. I also o verheard so me peo ple saying that Americans started Wo rld War II when I was in
Berlin. Yo u can't really do anything except let it go and try to be nice.
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6 2. Describe so mething that yo u are pro ud o f having acco mplished during
yo ur stay.
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I stuck to what I enjo yed and what I wished o ut o f the experience - add o n so me great lifelo ng friends to take ho me, pretty happy with that acco mplishment :)
I was a Research Assistant fo r a Finance pro fesso r at my scho o l. Always go o d to have co ntacts abro ad. And, the extra cash definitely came in handy.
I think my semester abro ad definitely made me a stro nger perso n, capable o f dealing with anything that co mes my way. Earlier there used to be a sense o f panic o r fear if
things went wro ng. But after go ing abro ad and having the mo st unexpected things go wro ng, no w if anything go es wro ng my tho ught pro cess literally redirects to ho w i can
fix it instead o f grieving o ver it. I have learned to fend fo r myself, ask fo r what i want and eventually ensure I get it.
I was independent and lived co mpletely o n my o wn and thrived.
Being able to speak so me French, really feeling like I was able to ado pt the "French way o f life," being independent
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6 3. What do yo u wish yo u had kno wn abo ut befo re leaving?
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administrative things: cell pho ne cards, rail disco unt cards, etc.
I did my research and was well prepared.
I think no matter ho w much research yo u do befo re yo u leave its go ing to be less. Yo u elarn alo t mo re o nly o n getting there. All i can say is pack light, be alert, plan things
befo re hand and try to make the mo st o f the experience
That the scho o l has a lo t o f gro up pro jects and it was incredibly hard to wo rk with the students as mo st o f them literally just have to get a 10 /20 and they are happy. In
France, it is all abo ut the name and rank o f the university yo u attend, and many o f their students fail classes and it do esn't matter because they are at o ne o f the to p 3
business scho o ls in the co untry.
It was co ld until mid april! I wasn't expecting that.
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6 4. Do yo u have any travel tips to share?
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Go o gle Map - make it yo ur best friend. Lo o k up ho w far yo ur ho stel is fro m where yo u want to be. So metimes it's wo rth paying a bit mo re to stay near the center.
Plan early. Spend so me time in yo ur ho st city and no t just traveling every weekend.
In euro pe atleast, try to take advantage o f all the lo w co st airlines since they have th best deals
Pack light.
I definitely have so me ho stels I wo uld reco mmend and so me I wo uldn't reco mmend. Sir To by's in Prague was the best! Bring lo cks when yo u travel. I also kept my US sim
card with added internatio nal data and wo uld switch it o ut with my French SIM card so I co uld use so me data while I was in o ther co untries.
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6 5. What wo uld yo u like to say to the students go ing after yo u?
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One semester abro ad is to o sho rt. Enjo y it, but do n't end up stressed trying to do to o much. It'll take time to get adjusted (adjusted do esn't mean just no t getting lo st).
Things (go o d and bad) will happen that yo u co uldn't have imagined in yo ur wildest dreams - just ro ll with the punches.
Yo ur experience will be o nly what yo u make it to be. Do no t let this o ppo rtunity pass yo u by. I read surveys o f o ther students and they all said that studying abro ad will be
the best experience o f yo ur life. I no w kno w why.
France is so o o o verrated, but it was so o o much wo rth it because I meet a lo t o f amazing peo ple and made to ns o f new friends
Im so jealo us haha, no but really make the mo st o f yo ur time there and try to so ak in as much o f cultur3e yo u can, learn the language, make many friends and explo re
Enjo y every minute o f it because it flies by way to o quickly. Take every o ppo rtunity that is presented to yo u even if yo u are tired, o r feeling lazy, etc. Walk! Walk everywhere.
Even if it wo uld take me an ho ur, I wo uld walk to the Lo uvre if I had the time because Paris is so beautiful and yo u see so much mo re o f it when yo u are walking aro und
instead o f riding in the metro .
I wo uld be very willing to o ffer any advice! Do no t be afraid to study abro ad, it is really a o nce in a lifetime o ppo rtunity. Yo u will never be able to truly LIVE in a city abro ad
and be as carefree as a student and mingle with o ther students and get to ano ther culture like this. Sure yo u can always travel to Euro pe, but no thing co mpares to this type
o f experience. DO IT!!
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6 6 . Any final tho ughts...
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So I ask myself, when do I get to co me back? 10 0 o r so days is barely the tip o f the iceberg :)
Feel free to e-mail me if yo u have ANY questio ns abo ut the city, scho o l o r study abro ad experience in general.
no t really
Can I go back?
YOU WILL LOVE PARIS!
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