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| Subject: | student life in france |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 17, 2004 |
| Name: | steve |
| Message: | Hi, I'm an american student who's gonna study in France (toulouse, paris, lile ??? haven't already decided) Does anybody know how is the student life in france and how different it is compared with american student life? Thank you. |
Replies Posted 3.
| Name | steve |
| Message | thanks sebastian, I just want to add that I finally decided to go to Lille because my best friend was there 2 years ago and he told me that student life was fantastic there. Why do you dislike this city? Have you already been there? Thanks to tell me what's wrong with my choice. |
| Name | Sebastien |
| Message |
Hello Steve
It's difficult to answer a question like this, because student's life depend of the city you study in. I'm french but I study 6 month in Colorado (or kinda), and in my opinion those are the main differences between studying in the US and in my country : 1-French Universities look poorer than american ones. When I was in the US the campus looked very pretty, with well-maintened roads and buildings...In France universities lack money, and so look poorer (on the other hand they are free). Of course it depends on the city and the field of study, some particular prestigious departments (engineering, commerce) may get a lot of money. 2-French tend to work a lot less than american in University. As there is no fee, students tend to be a lot less motivated to study (few have a student loan), at least in the first years. Not attending the class is common. It changes in the last years, wether the students become more serious or the non serious ones have been kicked off. 3-Administration and bureaucracy. It's France, so be prepared to fill form of any sort and to deal with the migthy administration...(I was astonished when in the US it took me only 15 minutes to get my social security number!) Well, that's what I think of...for the rest (like going out, visiting, partying) it depends a lot on the city. Of course there is a ton of cultural differences like eating (you get a break of one hour to eat), relationship with the teachers, housing,... If you have more specific question you can email me : seb_421 at yahoo.fr Oh, yes, one question : why for god's sake do you want to go in Lille? Are you fond of gray sky ;)? Frankly it is not the best city to live in in France (...it may even be the worse as far as I know). Sebastien |
| Name | Josh |
| Message |
Hey Steve,
I'm in the preliminary stages of a move to France to study as well. I have a few ideas and several friends in France, three of who actually just left the states to return. My preference is Paris, but totally open to other ideas, in fact I have friends in the SW near Montpellier who offered to help me get settled down there. I live in Seattle, give me a hollar if you feel so inclined. Josh |
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