Amethyst Strickland
Amethyst Strickland |
What are your impressions about Croatia and Faculty of Organization and Informatics life?
What were your expectations, did you have any before arriving in Croatia? |
How did you find and how would you describe FOI students, how did the host you?
The students here are amazing. I have never met a group so eager to make others feel so welcomed. They have been extremely nice people who have gone above and beyond anything we could have ever expected. I have met so many new friends here.
What did you learn about educational system in Croatia and are their similarities in the USA educational system or differences that you would like to highlight?
I have learned that like the US educations system, the system in Croatia is still evolving. By discussing our differences and similarities we can start to develop ways to improve our approaches to education.
Would you like this exchange program between the UCF McNair Scholars Program to become a tradition and would you recommend it to your colleagues?
I would certainly love for our interaction with FOI to become an ongoing program. I love this country and all of the wonderful new friends that I have found. I hope to share the same hospitality they showed when they visit Orlando.
What is the McNair program and how does it help you as a student?
The McNair program has opened more doors for me that I ever imagined it would. It has enabled me to conduct my own research project in an area that I am very passionate about, prepare me for graduate school, make a graduate education feasible, allowed me the opportunity to travel abroad and introduced me to a new family of scholars.