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University College Dublin (UCD)

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4.14 / 5 based on 352 reviews
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Sophie B
EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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 social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The Wishing Well (if you live in Blackrock, live Irish music every Monday night) Porter House (Dublin City Center) and many other places!
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Sophie B
EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
great international atmosphere, I got to meet people from all around the world, and it was close to a town (Blackrock)
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was great, I had my own room, but I had to share everything else, kitchen, showers, TV room, common room which was fine except for the showers...
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Sophie B
EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Even if English is my Native language at first it was not easy too understand people with their accent. It took me only a few days to get used to it.
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Sophie B
EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
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Housing, Travel, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Food:
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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Sophie B
EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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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
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
you'll have a blast!! If you can choose the residence I lived in: Blackrock Residence. You won't regret that choice. It's close to Blackrock, so that means, the supermarket, and pubs and a short bike ride away from the main campus
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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
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Go to UCD, you'll have a great time... interesting classes, not too much work, lots of parties!!! and also Ireland is a beautiful country to visit!
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Sophie B
EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
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
none
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Exams at end of course
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