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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The only where you can go after 12 midnight is the T&C (Town and County). The best disco is the ENVY where most (irish) students goes to.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's cheaper to rent a private house with other people. Student villages are expensive.
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Personal comments
The student villages are very nice but expensive. The advatange is that in a village live many students so you meet many people.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That it's sooo expensive!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Nice flair, very relaxed and not so hard.
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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
Go to the trips of the international society, it's very funny. Save your money for the Rag-week. The first two month are very expensive because you must buy many things. If you are a smoker, give it up!! It's too expensive.
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Academic
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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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
If you speak every day english the language after 6 month is not a problem. you can speak with everybody and everybody will understand you (more or less...).
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
In Ireland you pay more tax for cigaretts, alcohol etc. The food is more expensive! But clothes are very cheap.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you would like to have a bank account you need a PPS-number (you get the number here).
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