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Alumni comments concerning:
Overall AUCP Experience - Academic Program / Faculty - Community Service -
Individual Homestay - Language Partner - Personal Interest Activity - The Setting.
In a bustling sea port town known for its ethnic and religious diversity, the Marseille Program combines language instruction in both French and Arabic with all-French coursework in political and social science. Integration strategies open doors to southern French living and take students on a week of intensive discovery of Islamic culture in Fez, Morocco.
This has been an amazingly enriching experience. That is not to say that every moment has been ideal or easy. The dimension that the séjour au Maroc adds is unforgettable.
Iris Kunert - AUCP Spring 08
Oberlin College
Excellent concept. Professors are formidable and the setting is very appropriate to the theme of study.
Adam Koppeser - AUCP Spring 07
Muhlenberg College
You will discover not only the French but yourself as well.
Laura Deavers - AUCP Spring 07
Grinnell College
AUCP is exceptional in that it puts forth more effort than a typical study abroad program in terms of helping its students find "success" while abroad of course what exactly that "success" is depends on the student.
Sarah Newman - AUCP Spring 06
Oberlin College
AUCP provides a well-rounded experience for its students by including, social, cultural and academic aspects in its program. It was truly an enjoyable learning experience.
Olivia Philipp - AUCP Spring 07
Bates College
You are lucky to be abroad. These will be the fastest and slowest months of your life...Think how lucky you are!
Melissa Eng - AUCP Spring 07
Brandeis University
The program demands a considerable amount of energy, effort, and motivation, but you have to invest before you can be rewarded. I wouldn't change one minute of the time spent here - each opportunity taken, created, missed; I learned things I didn't know before, about the world and about myself. It has been an amazingly fulfulling experience.
Julie Murray - AUCP Spring 08
Marist College
Courses taught on-site according to US university academic credit standards by a dedicated group of French university faculty and local professionals.
The choice of classes and teachers was well thought out & provided for an intensive study, not only of France, French politics, culture, people, etc., but of the world as a whole.
Olivia Philips - AUCP Spring 07
Bates College
All the professors were very enthusiastic. If you need any help or have any questions, they are all happy to do extra work to help you.
Guillermo Griem - AUCP Spring 07
Arcadia University
My professors were intelligent, interesting, and well-prepared – the soul of the AUCP.
Aimée Thompson - AUCP Spring 07
Colorado College
The courses are great!
Kiona Zappe - AUCP Spring 06
George Washington University
My classes at AUCP Marseille were challenging but I also learned so much , I now have an amazing foundation of knowledge on Islam, North Africa, Immigrants in France and the Middle East and I did it all in French !
Susanna Rempel - AUCP Spring 04
Scripps College
Giving of themselves, all AUCP students provide weekly community service in the interest of one of the many local non-profit organisations.
The community service component of the program provides me with an opportunity to give back to Marseille. It was a small way to express my gratitude for the welcome I had received during my four months here.
Catherine Harrington - AUCP Spring 05
George Washington University
My community service activity put me in touch with a neighbourhood in Marseille that most "marseillais" avoid. Seeing "the other side" of Marseille really enriched my experience.
Sarah Newman - AUCP Spring 06
Oberlin College
I went into my community service expecting to help immigrant women in Marseille; I soon came to realize that community service is both my service to the community and their service to me. Everyone learned something from the others there and it was a life changing experience.
Susanna Rempel - AUCP Spring 04
Scripps College
Living with a carefully selected French family (one student per family), students are given an unparalleled opportunity for lasting personal and cultural connection.
You are living inside the culture instead of on the periphery. There's no better way to shake off the tourist sentiment. It brings a whole new dimension to living abroad that cannot be re-created in any other circumstance.
Julie Murray - AUCP Spring 05
Marist College
The homestay really forces you to break out of a little America. It's the best way to learn about and to have direct contact with French Culture.
Sarah Newman - AUCP Spring 06
Oberlin College
The homestay opportunity AUCP offers to its students is an experience in itself. It is a way for the students to gain a true insight into French culture and everyday life, and also an opportunity to make life-long friends.
Olivia Philipp - AUCP Spring 07
Bates College
All AUCP students are paired with a local French student for a weekly two-hour conversation exchange, giving each student a chance to share favourite expressions, cultural insights, and networks of friends.
They are an amazing window into another culture. It's a very rare opportunity to have such a meaningful exchange in such a context; to see how life is lived at your age in another culture.
Julie Murray - AUCP Spring 05
Marist College
With the language partner, not only does one have the opportunity to practise French, but also to make French friends close in age, and experience French life through their eyes.
Olivia Philipp - AUCP Spring 07
Bates College
Really take advantage of your language partner. You will learn so much from him/ her. It's what makes the program unique; you automatically have a French friend who is your age.
Byron Hurlbut - AUCP Spring 08
Colorado College
My language partner was one of the best and most enriching parts of my experience.
Iris Kunert - AUCP Spring 08
Oberlin College
Engaging in a personal interest activity (dancing, sailing, rock climbing, playing in an orchestra or joining a soccer team) is one of the quickest, surest ways to get to know French people naturally.
Another great idea ... I found a great little gym where I went to three times a week and really started to make chums in the family-like atmosphere, and gained some valuable political perspectives during my conversations with the North Africans there.
Adam Koppeser - AUCP Spring 07
Muhlenberg College
I found a great art class with a fantastic group of people with whom it was really calming to pass my Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons.
Francesca Desmarais - AUCP Spring 08
Colorado College
Les cours de violon m'ont offert une belle occasion d'apprendre des choses nouvelles en français, et de quelqu'un avec un autre perspectif.
Jennifer Lang - AUCP Spring 06
Oberlin College
Taking a dance class was a way for me to maintain a part of my life before France & also to meet people outside the little circle of Americans.
Sarah Newman - AUCP Spring 06
Oberlin College
Ideally compatible with the goals of the AUCP, Marseille is the living crossroads of culture and language. France's largest port, Marseille is a safe, modern city with a strong, proud identity largely unspoiled by globalization.
Marseille is an awesome city and if you take it on yourself to profit during your time here, your experience will be great!
Iris Kunert - AUCP Spring 08
Oberlin College
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