Reviews of I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy | Russia

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maxine f

I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia
Medicine, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

they should get russian teachers that can speak english as well as russian to teach foriegn students, not teachers that only speak russian , how on earth are we supposed to ask anything.and they should be patient also.

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maxine f

I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia
Medicine, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

bring in teachers from countries like india so that the foreign student will not have problems with the language. the local russian teachers should attend english language classes rather than telling us that we should have known russian well as we paid for english medium.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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maxine f

I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia
Medicine, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

a normal bread around 16rb. around RM2 in malaysia, that is more!, telephone is not like in malaysia, even of got a lot of balance still have to top up by the expiry date or not cant even receive call / sms. 300rb only lasts around 3 1/2 weeks. night life is cheaper coz i dont go out at night. travel is the whole life , but thank god they have the student pass,

Telephone, Housing, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

depends on individual. if you want to spend less u can do it.

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maxine f

I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia
Medicine, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

the extreme impotance of the language, i men russian.and the details about foreign faculty, that it consists of only malaysian student, whereby it should be called malaysian faculty, thought it was world recognised!!

In my opinion:

Stay home.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

its o.k to study here as long it is recognised by your own country, it has nice weather, you will evetually adapt to the life style

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

1

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

1

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

learn as much russian back home. there are still a lot of fanatic russians here who only speaktheir own language even if they know english. stay far away from the railway tracks as someone might push you( accidently or intensionly)

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maxine f

I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia
Medicine, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: hostel

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: my family

Why?

because its heaven on earth

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

its o.k. but just hav to travel a lot from on eplace to another. for different subject have to take a metro,then a bus , then walk sometimes.but the hostel service is good. they always check if we have any problems. one more thing, we all paid the same amount for 3 sitter room but each and every one gets a different room size & shape.

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