Life-changing and Rewarding Experience Past Review
By martyroga (Political Science and Government., SUNY - College at Geneseo) - abroad from 05/15/2012 to 06/15/2012 with
SUNY Geneseo: Moscow - History, Politics, and Culture
It was more of a cultural experience than a political one, but it was definitely worthwhile.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Moscow State University |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The professors at MSU were interesting and informative, but some of them got off topic and I feel like we didn't learn about the topics as much as we could. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Olga was energetic and so fun to be around. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
MSU is beautiful on the outside, but the rooms are old and decrepit on the inside. Hot water would have also been a benefit. |
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Delicious food at the faculty. Very adaptive to dietary needs. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
By the end of the program, I felt as though we knew Moscow better than some of the students at MSU. The classes on arts and literature really helped as well. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
There didn't seem to be too many health issues (other than the everyday traveling cold), but I'm sure they would have been addressed well if there were some. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $125 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Check another bank if the bank at the university doesn't accept your money. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How to read Cyrillic. |
