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Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT)

Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Athlone, CO Westmeath, Ireland
3.63 / 5 based on 84 reviews.

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77% of students recommend
84 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (84)
Student life
3.8/5
 5 stars (12)
Academic
3.6/5
 4 stars (30)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (36)
Expenses
2.8/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“Athlone is quite small town so we travelled a lot. Aran Islands and Cliffs of mohair are very beautiful places to see. And cities I most liked Galway, it's not very big city but it is very beautiful.” Read Review
kaanli00, Finland

1 2-star review of Athlone Institute of Technology

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Review by kaanli00, Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu, Oulu, Finland
Engineering, Computer, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments:
Place where I use to live was good. But there was so many problems and manager didn't solve problems so I'm very disappointed to living in that place.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Best nightclub in Athlone is Bozo and it's biggest nite club. And very nice pub is The Shack. Also at college was pub called Scribes and it's good place also and there you can see all your friends.
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Programming with c++ course was very good and also data communication & computer networks. I wouldn't recommend multimedia cause you only have to do webpage and little bit Java.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
First they said to us that we have to do whole Diploma, but I had alreaydy done mathematics and hardware studies so I have to choose other subjects. And it's was quite haed to do, because at first they didn't let us to do so. SO my suggest to improve this system is that you could choose any subjects what are good to you then you don't have to do twice same things.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
At first I had problems to speak english and I was quite shy to speak it. And I didn't trust my skills. But after month or two I spoke it quite good and I wasn't nervous any more. And now I know that it's not so important to say right way things, more important thing is that I can communicate and I understand what people are saying to me.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Telephone: I didn't call to home cause I used email and all friends here lived so near that I didn't have to use phone. I travelled lot in here and I had quite active nightlife. But before I came here I knew it already that I'm going to travel a lot. Place where I lived is very expensive and electricity here is very expensive also.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
In the pub I spent so much money before christmas. So if you want to save money don't go every time when others are going. I did it :(
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
More details what courses includes. So I would have taken some finnish material with me.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Teacher are good and I liked to study here.



FINAL COMMENTS

Athlone is quite small town so we travelled a lot. Aran Islands and Cliffs of mohair are very beautiful places to see. And cities I most liked Galway, it's not very big city but it is very beautiful.
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