Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SPRING
2015
Important
Notes
1. Registration Issues: send an email to CDB
2. Class Schedule: the actual schedule will be built based on the classes you register for
3. No classes on Friday with 1 exception: the first Friday--Do not make travel plans for that
fridays-4. Students who registered for a class which they did not originally indicate in their online
survey, may be asked to drop the class if the class is full and they took someone elses
spot
5. Students who registered for more than 14sch will not have priority for overbooked classes
Important
Reminders
What should already be done
1. Campus France (registration completed, money order turned in to Maleia Lewis)
2. Online Appointment made for the visa application (everybody should have filled out the
visa survey sent by out Maleia Lewis)
3. Appointment for the visa application packet review with Maleia Lewis
Deadline: November 25
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ea2jm4hui20twpn6/start
- Housing Preferences:
Deadline: November 7
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e9mh8jg4hy5w88h6/start
Important
Reminders
What you should NOT do
1. Buy an ISIC (International Student Card) one is provided by GTL
2. Wait to make an appointment at the Consulate for your visa
3. Come unprepared for your visa file packet review
4. Register for more than 14 sch - You will not be able to drop classes after phase 2 and the more
classes you register for, the more likely it is that there will be conflicts
5. Wait any longer to cancel if this might still be a possibility
6. Wait to buy a plane ticket at this point, unlikely for fares to go down
POPULAR FLIGHTS:
Other
things
to
Do
Eurail Passes
Get familiar with the types of Eurail Passes (STA flyer will be received this week)
Should I get a Eurail Pass?
https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/transportation/trains/should-i-get-a-rail-pass
How to use a Eurail Pass?
https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/transportation/trains/using-your-rail-pass
Orientation 3 & 4
Attend Orientation about Traveling given by former participants
- tips about eurail passes
- taking the train in Europe: train reservations, schedules, eurail constraints
- fun destinations
- youth hostels
Housing
at
GTL
The updated file of dorm options has been posted on our facebook group
Dorm survey to be closed at the end of this week
Students who did not complete the survey will get whatever room is left
We will try to take preferences into consideration but no guarantee to be next to
friends
Students wont know their room numbers until they arrive in Metz
Dorms will be assigned in about 2 weeks (102 in Lafayette, 30 in ALOES)
Notifications will be posted on facebook and sent via email
Corresponding Program Fees will post to your GT accounts and be due on December 15
It will not be possible to switch dorms
HOUSING at GTL
Housing
Typical Office hours:
Program Fees:
Housing subsidies:
Pots and pans in communal kitchens and a set of pots and dishes if
your room has hot plates
Room inspections -- Students have 8 days to report any discrepancy, pre-existing damage
to their rooms (walls, furniture, bathroom, paint, etc.), missing items. If repairs and/or cleaning
is required after departure, charges will be invoiced to students by way of Georgia Tech
LAFAYETTE
ALOES
$3,085
$2,570
Once
students
have
been
assigned
to
specic
dorms
and
rent
has
been
conrmed,
Program
Fees
will
be
charged
to
the
students
bursar
accounts
in
Atlanta
These
amounts
include
the
$128
insurance
fee
and
the
the
mandatory
ISIC
card
that
will
be
received
upon
arrival
and
the
mandatory
25
euro
housing
insurance
Housing
nes,
if
applicable,
will
be
assessed
aQer
students
return
to
the
US
Textbooks
The
list
of
required
textbooks
will
be
made
available
on
our
web
site:
Purchase
textbooks
before
departure
since
they
cannot
be
purchased
in
France:
n
From
the
Fallstudents
at
GTL
(posted
list
of
books
for
sale
on
facebook)
n
Online but check that you are ordering the American edibon, not the Internabonal edibon
Shipping
textbooks
to
yourself
at
GTL
using
the
following
address:
AWn:
Your
name
UG
Spring
15
Program
2
rue
Marconi
57070
Metz,
FRANCE
VISA
APPLICATION
PLANE
TICKET
EURAIL
PASS
EXTRA
INSURANCE
EURAIL
PASS
$170
$1,300
$1,300
$32
$1,364
Meals:
a
restaurant
meal
costs
about
8.00
euros,
a
delicious
kebab:
3.50
euros
Medical
Expenses--but
will
be
reimbursed
back
in
the
US
Bus
transportabon
Weekend
lodging/hotels,
etc.
(Youth
hostels
from
$11
to
upper
$20/night)
Train
reservabons
(about
$5-$7),
coucheWes
(about
$30)
Meals
There is NO MEAL PLAN
However, students may use the CROUS cafeteria which is about 5 minutes away
from GTL at a cost of 3.10 euros per meal
Lunch schedule:
11:30am to 1:30pm at CROUS
Bus
Stops
on
Campus
There
are
5
lines
serving
the
Technopole
Mels
Line
B
Line
12
&
112
Line
4
&
17
GTL
CROUS
treatment at a
reasonable cost
France
ranked
sixth
in
the
world,
in
terms
of
medical
concentrabon
of
healthcare
providers,
with
approximately
335
healthcare
professionals
for
every
100,000
residents
Medical Problems
English
speaking
doctors
are
close
to
campus.
A
list
will
be
posted
in
the
main
hall
of
the
GT-L
Building,
and
the
GTL
sta
will
be
happy
to
advise
you,
to
help
you
and
if
need
be
to
assist
you
with
translabon
should
you
have
to
see
a
specialist
who
may
not
speak
English
n
For
major
medical
problems:
there
are
several
excellent
hospitals
in
Metz
which
earned
top
rankings
in
France
(Hpital
Claude
Bernard,
Hpital
Saint
Andr,
Hpital,
Sainte
Blandine,
Hpital
Militaire
Legouest,
Hpital
Mercy,
etc)
Keep all your medical bills to be reimbursed by CISI once you get back to the US
The
cost
of
roubne
dental
care
in
France
is
very
modest.
You
are
free
to
use
any
denbst
you
like,
and
you
do
not
need
to
go
to
the
same
denbst
for
all
of
your
treatment
Most
denbsts
in
France
work
within
the
framework
of
the
French
health
insurance
system.
As
the
government
controls
most
charges
within
the
system,
you
will
nd
that
you
should
be
able
to
get
basic
dental
care
in
France
at
a
reasonable
price,
and
to
a
high
quality
Here
are
typical
costs:
Dental
consultabon:
21
Treatment
of
minor
tooth
decay:
20
A
tooth
extracbon:
34
A
roubne
cleaning:
30