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3.95 / 5 based on 62 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Night Spots = The Ruby's, The Oxygen and The Bovery
Best cafe = Cats in Killkenny
Events = For 3 days in december, just before the Winter Holydays there will be a big Student Party to celebrate the end of the first semester! Not to dismiss!
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Housing
Type of housing: Flatshare
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The location was perfect but I would have liked to live with local students, that is to say Irish People
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Personal comments
The Waterford Institute of Technology is a highly modern institute, featuring a magnetic pass per student (that you can use as a credit card for different purposes) a beautiful and massive library, furnished classrooms and of course very interesting business courses! Besides, 5 other different Schools exist (www.wit.ie)
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Integrate the way of life, stay discreet that is the best way to get along with the local people.
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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
* I love Erasmus *
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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?
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The local language is the Irish, but when I chose to study in Ireland I was not aiming to learn from the Irish language, rather to learn from the English language. I am pretty happy from by feedback under a social, academic and under an overall point of view.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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