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St Mary's College of Education

St Mary's College of Education, Falls Road 191, BT12 6FE Belfast, United Kingdom
3.85 / 5 based on 54 reviews.
Description:
St Mary's University College is an independent Catholic institution linked academically to the Queen's University of Belfast, which validates its degrees, and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.


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88% of students recommend
54 reviews
Housing
3.5/5
 All experiences (54)
Student life
4.7/5
 5 stars (6)
Academic
3.3/5
 4 stars (30)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (18)
Expenses
3.1/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
 1 star (0)
“It's great to be in Bostock and when you get home, you really have the 'Bostock blues'.” Read Review
BelfastChild, Belgium

5 4-star reviews of St Mary's College of Education

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Review by Evelien, Arteveldehogeschool, Gent, Belgium
Education, Secondary, 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: Bostock House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Bostock House
Why? It's great to be all together with the other Eramsus students in one building, all though sometimes the lack of basic facilities can be hard.
Personal comments:
The warden isn't the nicest person, and sometimes the other inhabitants of the building can be a pain in the neck. If you manage to keep your head cool (and don't start thinking you live in the Big Brother house) you'll be fine.
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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 equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Best pubs: Robinsons, try the Oddysea with a lot of clubs. If you go to Dublin for Saint Patricks, try to get on one of the buses that go specially. They aren't too expensive but you get back in Belfast by 22 o'clock, still some to time to party in eg the Student's Union
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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:



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:
none

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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
At first, even for students of English, the language is really difficult, but after a little while you get used to it and you pick it up very easily.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Life is more expensive in general, you also do more things than normally at home (you go out more, you travel more, ...)
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
The Irish really take their time to organise something, sometimes that really bothered 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:
It's great fun but I didn't really learn a lot about teaching...



FINAL COMMENTS

It's great to be in Bostock and when you get home, you really have the 'Bostock blues'.
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