American Jewish University

Young Judea Year Course- Financial Aid

The financial aid process went decently smooth. MASA, an organization supporting groups in Israel gave everyone on the program a grant for signing up prior to a certain date. Other than that, this program did not offer a ton of financial aid.

Young Judea Year Course- Inside Scoop

I'm taking this first year of college to explore a country and get college credit at the same time. I'm learning a lot and have great teachers. Socially, its a small group so everyone gets really close with one another. I see the same people in all of my classes. We take trips together to different parts of the country to see first hand what we have learned that week in class. These same kids I go out with on the weekends and go on other trips such as camping or to stay a night in a new city. The facilities available are mediocre, but they satisfy my needs. The classrooms are simple and small, but perfect for the class sizes. I live about a 20 minute walk from my friends apartments, but can easily take a bus. I see who i want to see every day. There are unique opportunities every day to explore and learn about Israel. For example, today, on the anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, we took a trip to the place he got shot, and learned about his life. After we went and paid our respects at his memorial in Tel Aviv. Rather than sitting in a classroom only and learning about this from a textbook, we went to the place and learned hands on.

Year Course Computers

I'm currently studying through the American Jewish University on a program called Young Judea Year Course, where I am studying in Israel. The computers available to us right now are through the office and there are only a handful available. They have everything I need though, are fast, always have good connection and there is printing easily accessible to me.