Cool Past Review
By A student (Susquehanna University) - abroad from 01/18/2018 to 05/26/2018 with
University of Nicosia - Global Semesters: Nicosia - Semester in Cyprus
I gained so much knowledge about myself and I reconciled with a lot of my flaws and things that were holding me back in America. Also, I gained a lot of knowledge about different cultures. The best thing was being able to mix culture with my academics. I’ve learned a lot about Cypriotic culture and Greek culture during class. It was definitely worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The mattresses in Dinos 301 were extremely flat and tissue-like. Every other housing unit and apartment numbers inside of Dinos had ACTUAL mattresses except for Dinos 301. This problem needs to be fixed for future students. Also, there was a month long of construction being done on our balcony. We received no knowledge of it and the workers were loud every morning for an entire month. |
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I only ate on campus one time and the food was ok. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
Whenever I traveled, I was exposed to so much and had so much more fun in other countries that I would study abroad in a different country if I had the chance. |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | A lot. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Make sure you save $8,000-$10, 000 for abroad |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew that I would be spending so much money. I wish I knew that I would be as homesick as I was. I wish I knew details about how people of this culture live (shower, toilet, etc). |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
