Summer in Cyprus Past Review
By A student (Youngstown State University) - abroad from 06/04/2018 to 07/04/2018 with
University of Nicosia - Global Semesters: Nicosia - Summer in Cyprus: Pre-Med
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I feel like I gained a lot of knowledge about the Cyprus culture and history. I loved the hospitality.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I learned a lot, but I felt like some of the final for anatomy was not geared to what we learned. I really enjoyed the professors. They were friendly and helpful. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
The people were very different from what I though they would be like and there was group drama. But overall, I loved studying abroad. |
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? | I probably spent about 150 (USD) per week. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Clothing shopping was my biggest expense. Don’t spend a ton of money on clothes and you will be fine. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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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 what type of people were going to be on this trip. Many were not super into the historic part. There were a lot more people involved with Greek life then I thought. |
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