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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 is cheaper to cook with a few other people. You better can buy an international student card (ISIC): you will get a reduction when you take the train, bus...” Read Review
Eferanka, Belgium

St Mary's College of Education review by Eferanka

Review by Eferanka, Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, 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: A big building with hundreds of rooms
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A big building with hundreds of rooms
Why? We were living in that old building with all other Erasmusstudents, so we got to know them very well. It was good craic, even if it was an old building with not that much facilities. No showers, an old kitchen, but there was a washing machine you could use for free.
Personal comments:
We were living in that old building with all other Erasmusstudents, so we got to know them very well. It was good craic, even if it was an old building with not that much facilities. No showers, an old kitchen, but there was a washing machine you could use for free.
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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:
The Bot and the Egg where good disco's. Robinsons was a very good pub in the city centre. For Saint Patrick's Day, it isn't really that big in Belfast, you'd better go to Dublin. But you have to book a room way in advance! And it is quite expensive over there, you'd better know people living over there...
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ACADEMIC       3.5 / 5
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:
You don't have to arrange it yourself, you can do it with the help of your tutor. You better pick out some courses and go to your tutor. He will arrange contacts for you. But it takes some time...



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:
They arranged everything pretty good.

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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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
It improved very well. In the beginning it's rather hard to understand the accent, but it'll be better after a few weeks, especially after a period of teaching practice.
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
It hust was more expensive over there. Everything except books were much more expensive than in Belgium.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
You'd better take quite a bit of cash out of a dispenser.
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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...
You have no showers in the building where you stay.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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 is a very good university, you have a good contact with professors, other students, other Erasmusstudents



FINAL COMMENTS

It is cheaper to cook with a few other people. You better can buy an international student card (ISIC): you will get a reduction when you take the train, bus...
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