Overpacked: Cramming Too Much Into One Month With Classes Past Review
By A student (Michigan Technological University) - abroad from 06/07/2017 to 07/05/2017 with
University of Nicosia - Global Semesters: Nicosia - Summer in Cyprus: Pre-Med
How wonderful the world is. And that I want to see it all.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I definitely paid for a large portion of an experience I wasn't hoping to have to pay for. I could have saved $2000 or even $1500 if I had the option to opt out of the weekend trips, which would've prevented me from having to take out a loan. It's really silly because I could've gotten the same experience (and from what I've seen, better) from this program in a med school setting that treated it much more seriously with another program. I'd rather spend the money spent on the weekend trips I didn't go to for other inclusive experiences that would actually be useful and applicable for my med school experience. |
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? | 100-150 euro |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Budget |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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 really wish that my program were more descriptive. I took a very basic anatomy course that I feel shouldn't be necessary to go over as it should be basic knowledge at that point; with the exception of learning clinical skills, which were taught very well by Dr. Paul and Chad. I feel that Management of Care was appropriate. Savoula really made the points she was trying to get across to us impactful as future healthcare professionals. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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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! |
