37 reviews
4.35 / 5 based on 37 reviews
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anonymous
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
When I left the States, some friends told me:¨Now you speak like an American. In the first weeks, it always took you some seconds to process what I said to you, now your answers just come out of your mouth instantly¨. I was glad to hear things like that and realized that I learned a great deal during my year in Columbia. That college town is quite close to Saint Louis, the place in the US where people go to learn to speak without accent, to learn the standard American English. I was glad to be surrounded by people like that.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Living on campus is very expensive, at least compared to the apartment I have in my home country. Going out at night is rather cheap. I traveled a lot, from the East Coast to the West Coast, went up to the North and down to the South. So that was quite an amount of money I spent - but it was totally worth it!
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Traveling is expensive, but you should definitely do it! Plan well ahead, compare prices, and you will get great deals if it comes to domestic flights or hostels.
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Mensur H
Faculty For Administrative and European Studies, Podgorica, Serbia
Political Science, Undergraduate, Forecast- US AID
Overall
I wish I had known...
I selected unimportant on all those sections of question one because my sponsor found the university for me. I did not get to choose.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great place to meet people from all over the world, also academically one of the most respected public universities in the country for a reason. If you are journalism major this university is a must for you!!!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Travel as much as you can, it's not even that expensive.
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Maciek D
Academic
Course recommendations
Take Enthics in Journalism! It's the best one in whole galaxy! Btw, whole Missouri School of Journalism at Columbia is said to be one of most prestigous in the US, so it's worth studying there for a while at least.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
They have great experts there, they don't need any advice I guess. Keep going, folks! You are great journalists and great people!
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Elena G
Overall
I wish I had known...
That I shoould take a map of Macedonia (it was a frequent conversation question)
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Help out foreign students in finding grants and scholarships--they will pay you back w/ hard work and dedication
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
save up for a car, it's pretty much the only means for transportation there
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Maciek D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Poland is quite cheap country in general, but I was impressed how cheap is food in the US. Great impact of really free market! ;)
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Housing, Telephone, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Use expedia.com for internal US flights. It's really cheap. Even for Kansas-Hawaii flight you can spend only 100$ if you are lucky enough.
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