I studied abroad in the Paris program in Spring '03.   It has benefited me immensely in the long-run as I have returned to Paris to do a two-year Master in Public Affairs (MPA) degree at Sciences Po.   Prior to this, I worked for two years at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, a law firm in New York and was (by sheer luck) put on a large case involving a French client.   During those two years I used French fairly frequently at the office and also traveled with attorneys to France and Morocco. Feel free to contact me if you have further questions (or if any students do).