Located in uptown Manhattan, a little remote from where all the neon lights shine, Columbia University is a rare paradise, free from the hustle and bustle of a world-renown metropolis, an ideal place to focus on academic performance while keeping pace with whatever is going on around the globe.
Our last week, I experienced the Labor Day weekend. Outlets, Disneyland and a night market made my week!
Thanks to the help of SAF, I have been in UCLA for two months. Everything in UCLA and Los Angeles is perfect in my mind. To be more specific, I am strongly enamored by the breathtaking views around the city and the study atmosphere on campus. I will definitely recommend the summer experience in UCLA to my friends.
This is a leaving entry I wrote on my plane back to China, after my summer session at UCLA. There are so many things I want to talk about. In general, this has been a great study abroad experience.
Taking an Open-Note Midterm
Arriving in Los Angeles
After finishing a lot of assignments and studying for exams during the weekdays, going on a short weekend trip is always exciting. Solvang is a lovely town just a 40-minute drive from UC Santa Barbara. The city is famous in California for its Danish-style restaurants, shops, and bakeries.
Picture this: You’re seated in the lecture hall when suddenly your eyelids get heavy and your head nods forward. Then, uncontrollably, you fall asleep, only to be jolted awake minutes later by a dribble of drool and a stunted snore. You hope your professor didn't see (or hear). Considering the demands of schoolwork and extracurricular activities, it’s no wonder you’re tired, but you're unlikely to get sympathy, or an ‘A’, by sleeping in class. So we're here to help you look alive with these seven ways to combat sleepiness in the classroom.
1. Get Moving
As a visiting student, you will experience an academic system with distinct expectations and requirements. Equip yourself to navigate the educational differences of your host country by paying close attention to instructions, reading course materials carefully and asking clarifying questions. A few important characteristics of your host country’s academic system are:
The syllabus
