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Mikaela Ö
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Dublin is a great place for an all night pub crawl! Try Temple Bar in the beginning and then try to explore less touristic parts.
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Mikaela Ö
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
As it would be easier to meet natives while living on campus.
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Personal comments
The people organising the course wanted us to live in a hostel... for three months. The said it was too difficult to get accomodation for all of us... But we all arranged it within a week!
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Mikaela Ö
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I was fluent in English before my stay in Dublin I never had any problems.
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Mikaela Ö
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The accomdation was expensive and as I was abroad I wanted to see more of the country and therefore I travelled quite a bit.
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Accomodation is very costly and you almost always have to share your room with another person.
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Mikaela Ö
Academic
Course recommendations
As my course was a course with many different universities involved, and the location of the course changes every year (Oporto, Roskilde, Dublin etc) I cannot say much about other courses but I got the impression that it is mainly high quality.
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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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Mikaela Ö
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
STRONGLY! Trinity College is such a classic, if you get the chance to study there, DO NOT HESITATE!
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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
Dublin is a city of possibilities and fits all kind of people!
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