It would be great if you could check my essay. Thank you! Part1 Looking Back at My Years at College (Part 1) It is popularly believed that being a student is the best time in human life. People often claim that it is the period of noble ideas, sweet dreams and pure joy, because the student’s mind is free from all anxieties, cares, problems and pressure of the tough world. Looking back, I can positively say that my student life was over with my graduation from Saratov State University (SSU). At that time, I was fed up with my journalism studies and I wanted to try something new. The reason I chose the HSE Master’s program “Foreign Languages and Cross-cultural Communication” was my desire to improve my English and to learn the second foreign language for free. Therefore, I expected to get a rigorous language training so as to widen my job opportunities. Apart from this, I supposed to get enrolled in a translation course, because I was not interested in methods of teaching. While analyzing my years at the HSE it is impossible not to compare them with SSU. First, the whole educational system of both universities is different. At SSU, we had boring lectures where students are required to keep silent during an entire hour and a half and to write down each professor’s word. Afterwards we had seminars where we presented everything that we learned. At the HSE, we hardly ever have traditional lectures because all classes are interactive and full of discussions and activities. In addition, in Saratov, there are no native English speaking teachers, whereas at the HSE, not only did American professors teach us, but also every week we are invited to attend workshops, masterclasses, festivals, conferences and all other kinds of events where we can meet striking scholars from all over the world. Furthermore, the HSE student communities give a tremendous variety of opportunities to realize your talents. Unfortunately, there is no rose without a thorn, and Master’s program in combination with full-time job kills any fun of being a HSE student in Moscow due to the fact that not only do not you have time on extracurricular activities, but any new homework, no matter how inspiring and useful it is, is considered torture (and this essay is not an exception). Part 2: https://www.italki.com/entry/755048