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University College Dublin (UCD)

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4.14 / 5 based on 352 reviews
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Sandra J
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Temple Bar is very populat for nightlife and nearby you can also find a lot of clubs which are open till late! We lived in Blackrock were we often went to the Wicked Wulf, a nice pub with sea view, and every thursday they have karaoke, which is a must if you go there!
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Sandra J
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was a great, very lively and vivid, international atmosphere.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Housing Standards in Ireland are far lower than Austrian Standards, however we had everything we neede in the residence allthough the heat did not worked troughout the entire first month.
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Sandra J
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Ireland is a very expenisve country, so everytign you need to buy is far more expensive than at home, so even if you try to save money you'll spend more than at home.
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Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Sandra J
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Courses are not too difficult and the teachers are very helpful with any problem you might encounter.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Sandra J
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
information was ok beforehand so nothing unexpcted happened to us!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
none
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
We travelled a lot around, which you should also do, because you never get so much time in one country to get to know it. We mostly travelled by rented car, and even though it was left drivin we did not encountered any problems, and got very well along woth everything. Even if at the start everything might seem very unfamiliar and strange to you, just don't let yourself go, at the end you will get to know a lot of very nice people and you will love it!
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Sandra J
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
my language knowledge did not improove too much, as we were in an accomodation with mainly international students so we could not interact that much with local students or population!
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