Turkey: A Country and People Greatly Misunderstood Past Review
By IKECHUKWU O (INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville) for
Istanbul University: Istanbul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I got to realize from this trip to Turkey how important a component experience is to any learning process, and how warm and friendly the average Turk is.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The classes were highly interactive,practical and relaxed. The teachers were very good at their jobs, and we had no difficulties understanding and retaining what we learnt. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
He was very good,understanding and helpful. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The accommodation is located within the school where we took our classes and close also to the Istanbul's banking district. We had easy accessibility to practically everything we needed. |
| * Food: |
Excellent. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Excellent. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt quite skeptical about the my safety based on the political skirmishes Turkey was having with Pakistan and previous suicide bomb attacks. But the fear was unfounded,we had no dangerous altercations with any party. |
| 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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Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | They should go for it without thinking twice,irrespective of the cost! The experience and sense of fulfillment they would get can never be gotten from any classroom. |
