Meet Dmytro Chupryna from Ukraine
How has the Pathway program helped prepare you for success at the university?
All the bridge classes are good because they are specially designed for students who need help with English language. The class structure is achieving the goal of the entire program. In previous terms, I had some problems understanding the lectures. The bridge classes were really helpful. The Pathway program prepares you to study in the university. It gives you a good opportunity to improve your English, of how the classes work, where you can get the homework, how you can see you grades. The program is good and well-organized.
You’ve just been admitted to the Honors College. Can you talk more about that opportunity?
It was easy to apply. They asked for a short essay and an application form. These kinds of departments are not found in the Ukraine education system, so I had no idea what it was about. I asked my advisor about it and she said it’s a great opportunity to be in a good study environment and to meet new people. It’s a good thing to put on your resume too!
What do you do in your spare time outside of class?
I’m an officer in two organizations. I’m an event manager for the International Student Union in the College of Business and I’m the head of the Communication and Marketing club. Besides those academic activities, I just hang out with my friends. I go to Dixon Recreation Center and the library. I think the facilities are really high quality here. If you want to have a good study environment, then the library is a good place. Dixon is a good place to get healthy, although sometimes it’s a bit crowded. I live in this building, the International Living-Learning Center. It’s great. It’s brand new! Sometimes it’s too brand new…too fancy, too shiny! It’s so new that when I ordered pizza, the pizza place didn’t even know that people lived here. But overall it’s nice, it’s quiet. It takes me like five minutes to get to class.
