Reviews of College Year in Athens (CYA) | Greece

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“I completed my studies in 3 years instead of the average 4.”

Aleksander D

Greece, Undergraduate
Financial Management, 2009

Overall

I completed my studies in particular, at the New York College in Athens with a major in Financial Management. The premises were quite good, the professors very highly qualified, all of them having completed their studies with an impeccable academic record in United States, the personnel very courteous and educated, however as regards the career office, quite frankly they were almost exclusively for decoration there. They never bothered to help me or even notify me about any potential job openings despite the fact that I received my degree from Empire State University like all other students, with an exceptional academic record.

Pros

very high level of professors

Cons

disdain as regards job finding

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Marjie S

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, United States
Classics/Archaeology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Our apartments were in the nicest, richest neighborhood in Athens. We were very lucky to be in this area.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The apartments were cleaned every other week by sweet older Greek women. They were on the small side, but in a prime location. Overall, they were great.

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Marjie S

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, United States
Classics/Archaeology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Since the courses were taught in English, except for the language courses, we didn't learn a large amount of Greek. I would recommend talking a language course during your semester or year.

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Marjie S

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, United States
Classics/Archaeology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Professors are experts in the area that they are instructing in. You have numerous on site learning opportunities - for example learning about Crete while you are actually there.

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

none

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