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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Toffs & Envy and all the pubs!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Cheap and close to everything: pubs, niteclubs.
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Personal comments
It's pretty good 'cos you have all the facilities, you live with other students, and you are close to the IT! But it's more expensive than private houses!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, i known everything!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Bring with you as much stuff as possible: food, alcohol from your country, and not many clothes, here they don't care about it!
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Academic
Course recommendations
They should be more difficult!!!!!!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the beginning you have to enter and understand the local slang, but after a few months, you'll properly speak with everyine and in all the situations!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
'cos the alcohol & the food here in Ireland is really expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items