Dublin is Awesome Past Review
By Megan L (Theatre Design, Fordham University) for
Arcadia: Dublin - Trinity College Dublin
Broader view of the world, Dublin theater, maybe living abroad in the future...
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
workload overall is less I think, heavy at the end with final papers. less day-to-day homework. I had my first lecture-style class in Dublin. I did start working on final papers much earlier than normal because we had few other assignments. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Expectations were definitely met. Administration were super helpful when I needed to find a certain doctor. I was incredibly happy. Orientation was very informative. Program size was great. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I love Rathmines. I would live there again. |
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There were like five grocery stores within a five-minute walk from home. They were great. A few restaurants but I stuck mostly to cooking. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Galway was a lot of fun, really interesting to meet people and hang out with them. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Only needed a doctor once, not for something urgent, but I needed to get an HIV test for another (unrelated) program I was doing after I came home. Ended up having to pay for a doctor to do it because clinics are under some sort of privacy law that wouldn't give me my results with my name on them. Arcadia staff were super helpful when I was trying to figure it out though. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | go grocery shopping. don't take money out of atms in small amounts. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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