Shrouded in Clouds Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/23/2017 to 05/20/2017 with
CIEE: Dublin - Arts & Sciences
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Traveling the Irish countryside gave a cool glimpse into a rural culture that's hard to come by, even in the more remote parts of the state. Irish culture is awesome too.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Good Experience, Dublin is a fantastic city with an awesome nightlife. The pubs and clubs are packed every night. Food is actually pretty solid too. Would recommend! |
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? | 100-150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save up a lot before you get there, trying to be stingy with money while traveling can sometimes hinder the experience |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | none |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | CIEE's website is not entirely accurate -- there was no internship and very few classes that I was actually allowed to take. Luckily, it ended up working out fine for me, but I know that others on my program weren't so fortunate. |
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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Operating Systems |
| Course Department: | Computer Science |
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| Comments: | Pretty easy, learned some Linux |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I don't think so |
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Differential Equations |
| Course Department: | Math |
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| Instruction Language: | Eng |
| Comments: | Challenging, learned a lot |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Don't think so |
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