CUPA Art & Design at PCA – End of Semester Questionnaire

Name*

First Last

Email*

Did you live with a CUPA host family?*

Yes
No

General

How did you first learn about CUPA Art & Design at PCA?*

Did you consult a study abroad review website (GoAbroad.com, StudyAbroad101, etc.) before choosing CUPA Art & Design?

Yes
No

Did the reviews on these websites influence your decision to apply to CUPA Art & Design?

If you saw our brochure or flyers, what did you think?

If you can remember the cover image, please describe it.

What did you think of CUPA's website?

Did you encounter any problems with the website?

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No

Could you describe the problems you encountered with the website?

Did you encounter any problems with the application process?

Yes
No

Could you describe the problems you encountered with the application process?

How often did you consult the "Student Login" section of the website (program prep, travel notes, etc.)?

Never
Rarely (I filled out required forms)
Sometimes (I filled out required forms and read some of the information, but not all of it)
Frequently (I filled out required forms and read most, if not all, of the information)

Please comment on your pre-departure interaction with the U.S. office and Tary Coppola.

Do you have any suggestions for improving your pre-departure experience?

Host Family

Host family’s last name

Family Members

Please list the names and approximate ages of the family members that make up the household.

Name	Age

Describe Your Host Family

Please provide five adjectives to describe your host family

Describe a typical day with your host family.

What did you enjoy about living in your host family (positive aspects, your best memories or moments, your daily life, etc.)?

Think about what you got out of this experience.

Any advice for future students housed with your host family?

In hindsight, what do you wish you had known about living with a host family?

Feel free to share any additional comments about your host-family experience.

Independent Housing

Did you consult the "Apartment-Hunting" Memo posted on Housing section of the CUPA website?

Yes
No

Did you find the memo useful?

How did you find your apartment?

Would you recommend this way of selecting an apartment?

Yes
No

If applicable, can you give us contact information for your landlord/agency/website?

In your opinion what are the most important things to ask/check when you look for an apartment in Paris?

What are the pros and cons of living independently?

What do you feel is a reasonable monthly budget (in euros) for an independent student?

Including housing, food, laundry...

What did you learn from living independently?

In your opinion, what type of student should or should not choose to live independently in Paris?

Feel free to share any additional comments about living independently.

Expenses

What was your foreseen budget?

Do you feel it was sufficient?

Please share any budgeting advice or money-saving tips for future students.

Personal Experience

What do you consider to be your most valuable experience from this past semester?

Is there anything you won’t miss from your day-to-day life in Paris?

What were your expectations when you embarked upon a semester/year abroad?

How did the reality of your life in Paris compare with these expectations?

Did any of your experiences exceed your expectations?

If you wish, please comment or elaborate on any of the points mentioned above.

I hereby give CUPA permission to publish my answers, submitted via this questionnaire, together with my name, on CUPA's marketing materials, website, and/or social media accounts.*

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