Great experience and the best nightlife scene Past Review
By A student (Wellesley College) - abroad from 08/29/2016 to 12/16/2016 with
Trinity College - Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Best takeaway was learning how to make friends with people both at Trinity and also when travelling and staying in hostels.
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. |
Not very challenging coming from a Wellesley course load |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Lived on campus, which was convenient. Rooms had lots of storage |
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Cook for yourself |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Great nightlife every night of the week |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
On campus healthcare, did not need to use it |
| * Safety: |
Great safe city even at night. Especially safe if in a group |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Great friends made and just enough rigor to not completely bore you, while also allowing plentiful opportunities for travel |
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) |
Can easily buy food for a week / week and a half for 20 euro, but often cooked with a friend to stretch even longer. More money would most likely go towards travel and nightlife. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Cook together |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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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? | That it is ok to travel upon getting to your country -- didn't travel until 4 weeks in. |
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.' |
