How do you sum up four months in a title? Past Review
By A student (Brandeis University) - abroad from 08/28/2017 to 12/23/2017 with
Arcadia: Dublin - University College Dublin
Learned how to be more independent and that people live very different lives in other countries; also that Irish culture is super laid back.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Housing:
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Criminally underrated; Ireland has great seafood and the best pizza (no joke check out Dublin Pizza Company) |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Hard to integrate with Irish students especially when flat only has one Irish student who leaves every weekend. Going into the city constantly helped with the integration but still hard to find real local pubs/places. |
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| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Book flights early, they'll still be cheap later but will cost next to nothing a few months in advance. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I looked for events in other cities and countries that I could have gone to during my time. I planned for oktoberfest and wish I did more in that regard. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
Individual Course Reviews
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Behavioral Economics |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Liam Delaney |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Very interesting course that was a great addition to my previous economics background and knowledge that I have read about in books and online. |
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