Thursday, May 14, 2015

My Journey . . . by Hamad Alfehaid

It is my privilege and desire to share my wonderful experience here at Bay Path University.
 Good day to everyone! I have been longing for this time wherein we will welcome more, new Saudi students to our CIM program here at Bay Path. I understand that several of you here are so excited to spend your education here. 

Welcome! New Students

I, too, had the same mixed emotions (like Mohanad) when I first stepped into this University. That was October 27, 2014. That was an amazing day for me. Of course, it was scary. It was also my first time to be away from my home country, and aside from that I am not yet equipped and fluent with the language. I was also a bit scared thinking that everything would be difficult for me: my classes, the university rules, and the teachers.
It was an amazing day even though I am in doubt.  Yet everything falls into place with the wonderful woman name Jill Bodnar. I supposed you know Ms. Bodnar already. This wonderful woman was not your ordinary woman. She is so thoughtful and helpful, making everything convenient. Promise, you would not feel any pressure with her helping you.  And as I said everything was scary, but eventually I learned to be comfortable. I moved into the campus and met different kinds of people and from whom several have become my friends.  What is wonderful though is that almost all of the students here are also international students. This made things a lot easier.  It is through cooperation and our compassion with each other that we made it through our first year here.  The rest was just easy.  It was indeed wonderful to know that even if you are away from home you have people who would always be there to help you.
I assure you, that you will like it here at Bay Path.  Everyone is so friendly. Though some appear to be strict, but no, they are very thoughtful individuals, willing to help you anytime you need it. As an international student, I would say that the CIM program support here is of top quality.  Professor Robert Griffin helps improve things and makes things clear.  CIM program allows us to understand and specifically it puts emphasis on supporting scientific methods and experiments.  They made these readily available for students and even those international ones to share pure knowledge.  Canvas is so convenient. You can pass assignments via it online and enrollment is very easy. You can access your registration online and there are also many online libraries through the Hatch Library, which is easy to use and beneficial for your studies..
I have been to other universities before but I think (and in my own opinion), the best of them all is Bay Path University.  My personal experience with this university makes it special. I hope I do help you in your choosing of a college university and for all my Saudi students colleagues, I hope my experience rings a bell.  I am also encouraged by current Saudi colleagues here at the University to also share their thoughts. Thank you much and once again,

Have a Good Day!


Hamad Alfehaid