I wonder when I am meeting my old friends, people with whom I was learning in my original city, and they asking me why I didn't write them from one or two weeks. I always start telling that I have a big amount assignments to write and a big amount of literature to read. Despite it is not always true, they starting inviting me to some meetings. A have been on a one. I found that people hadn't changed during these 3 month of life in capital. They are communicating with the same people who they were communicating during last several years. Maybe this happening because they refused to live in dormitories and decided to rent flats. Futhermore, this happening because they are doing nothing in their universities. Not completely nothing, but they really dislike subjects which they are learning and that is why they don't have many incentives to study them. One thing that I really can't understand is their travelling to original city almost every weekend. I could understand if these travellings were 1 or 2 times per month, as I do, but they travelling 3 or 4 times month. They say that they are missing their relatives, but actually they haven't any businesses to do in university.
So, many my friends living their previous life. Maybe this is happening because they all arrived to Moscow just to receive a diploma, and not to receive real knowledge. Actually, they agree with his idea. Today most students are studying for the diploma, and many pay money for exams. It is sad but it is our reality.
So, watching this disaster un Russian educational system, I am really happy to study at our bachelor programm, where you can chouse what to learn and where you know the purpose of your studying.
So, many my friends living their previous life. Maybe this is happening because they all arrived to Moscow just to receive a diploma, and not to receive real knowledge. Actually, they agree with his idea. Today most students are studying for the diploma, and many pay money for exams. It is sad but it is our reality.
So, watching this disaster un Russian educational system, I am really happy to study at our bachelor programm, where you can chouse what to learn and where you know the purpose of your studying.
Most of my friends do not like their universities just the same, so i'm used to hear that someone's studying is dull and boring. However, fortunatly, some of my friends learn something in order to improve their knowledge first; receiving a diploma doesn't mean so much. Because of it, they usually visit additional lectures, wotk by their self, etc.
ОтветитьУдалитьBut how do you find time to spend with your friends?? During the last month I've tried to do it 4 or 5 times, but it was just impossible. With this amoung of hw tasks, I can't even leave my computer for a while.
Yeah, I think you’re right, Michael. Most of my friends from my hometown, who study in Moscow, are just wasting their time. They do nothing from day to day! I’ve met them two times in last three months (although they offered me 6 times). According to their words, sometimes they even don’t know what to do! It’s nonsense for NES! Once one of them said that he is sometimes spending too much time doing their homework. His answer amazed me. 5 hours... 5 hours!.. 5 HOURS!..
ОтветитьУдалитьP.S. They are passing their exams this week, so they almost do not sleep. I’m very glad. :)
I agree with you, that it's very bad that most exams in Russia can be bought, but I can't understand what's wrong if your friends haven't changed, live their previous life and visit their native town every week. Frankly speaking, I really appreciate my friends, who haven't changed a lot and when I have a chance to meet with them I always do it. It's very strange for me that for some people friends are less important than their study. Furthermore, sometimes, it's really difficult for me to communicate only with people whose the only interest is studies, unfortunately, there are a lot of such people in our faculty.
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