Interviewing University of Florida International Students
The first international student that I interviewed was Merisa Mujkanovic on September 13, 2016. She is eighteen years old and a freshman attending the University of Florida. Her UFID is 31301122 and she is planning on majoring in Mathematics. She is currently enrolled in MAC2311. I met Merisa near the living learning center dorms in the Yulee Area. Merisa is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and has just moved to the United States less than a month ago.
To start off the interview I asked some background questions such as why Merisa choose to come to the U.S. and how long she has been here. Her response was that she came for schooling and to have a new experience outside of Europe. She has …show more content…
She said that she came her to attended the University of Florida and liked this college better. She moved to the University of Florida about a month ago. Also, the international students moved a week before the rest of the students. I then proceeded to ask her how many languages she spoke and she said that she spoke three which included Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian. My next question was what were some of the biggest differences that she saw between the university and in her home country. She said that the people here are nicer such as when they go shopping. She said that they tell them to have a nice day or greet them differently. She also mentioned that the University of Florida is different than colleges in Bosnia because in Bosnia they have to apply for a certain college major. For example, if you want to major in chemistry you have to apply for the chemistry college however if you decide to change majors you have to reapply to a different college and the credits from chemistry don’t transfer over. So, she said that was a big difference educational wise. My last question to her was if she liked anything in the U.S. better than she did in Bosnia. She said that she liked the variety in the stores such as different types of soy milk or everything else in the store with different brands. Overall, she said she liked the U.S. but it wasn’t that big of a difference from where she was
The first international student that I interviewed was Merisa Mujkanovic on September 13, 2016. She is eighteen years old and a freshman attending the University of Florida. Her UFID is 31301122 and she is planning on majoring in Mathematics. She is currently enrolled in MAC2311. I met Merisa near the living learning center dorms in the Yulee Area. Merisa is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and has just moved to the United States less than a month ago.
To start off the interview I asked some background questions such as why Merisa choose to come to the U.S. and how long she has been here. Her response was that she came for schooling and to have a new experience outside of Europe. She has …show more content…
She said that she came her to attended the University of Florida and liked this college better. She moved to the University of Florida about a month ago. Also, the international students moved a week before the rest of the students. I then proceeded to ask her how many languages she spoke and she said that she spoke three which included Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian. My next question was what were some of the biggest differences that she saw between the university and in her home country. She said that the people here are nicer such as when they go shopping. She said that they tell them to have a nice day or greet them differently. She also mentioned that the University of Florida is different than colleges in Bosnia because in Bosnia they have to apply for a certain college major. For example, if you want to major in chemistry you have to apply for the chemistry college however if you decide to change majors you have to reapply to a different college and the credits from chemistry don’t transfer over. So, she said that was a big difference educational wise. My last question to her was if she liked anything in the U.S. better than she did in Bosnia. She said that she liked the variety in the stores such as different types of soy milk or everything else in the store with different brands. Overall, she said she liked the U.S. but it wasn’t that big of a difference from where she was