Aleksandar87

Dear Elizabeth, Thank you for your response. Appreciate it! I contacted some persons who had been studying at Monterey Institue of International Studies and found out that doing a MA in Translation&Interpretation in Japanese would be very difficult as my mother tongue is Serbian. Moreover, getting a job would be some kind of mission impossible as any employer would prefer to hire someone whose mother tongue is Japanese. Therefore, I considered others programs available in Monterey and decided to try International Policy Studies. The course itself is very well organized and it gives you lots of opportunities after your degree. Reading " The New York Times" online is great as there is possibilty of seeing the meanings of any word that someone is not familiar with. I have already bought books for TOEFL and will probably do it next year here in Italy. The test is not difficult but I need to prepare very well as I my score has to be at least 100. After my exams I'll come in Serbia and during summer I'll take a preparation course of GRE. Haven't used any professional translators for my posts although my English is crying for help . Being in Italy dosen't give you so much opportunities to hear Engllish as they have all movies synchronized into Italian. Best regards, Aleksandar

Dear Elizabeth, My name is Aleksandar Radosavljevic and I'm studying Japanese language at Ca' Foscari university in Venice, Italy. I was thinking of doing a MA degree in Translation&Interpretation at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. I have already done some research about all things that international students have to do in order to apply for faculty of translation&interpretation. Apart from TOEFL and GRE I have to do an early diagnostic test in language which I will study at university. I have been in IAC in Belgrade today, but unfortunately this Thursday there won't be a session for people who want to study in USA. I'm going back to Venice on Saturday and I will be back in Belgrade after my exams in July. I was wondering if you could be kind to give some information about financial aid for international students. I have a year and a half before getting a BA degree, so there is plenty of time, but I would like to start preparing for my postgraduate studies as soon as possible. Best regards, Aleksandar