Ireland: beautiful and worth the money Past Review
By Erin L (Community Health and Preventive Medicine., University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse) for
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse: Galway - National University of Ireland
It was awesome to experience another culture that was also english speaking and I loved getting credits towards my major.
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
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I liked the out of class experiences when we went to the nutrition center and traveller's center to see things first hand. The workload was manageable but for WGS 320 there were 10 essays due and only 11 days of class. I spent a lot of time staying in a writing these when I could have been out exploring the host city. It would have been fine if we were there for longer but we were only there for less than a month |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
too many people. Program size was terrible. Too many girls in one place. It was hard to get to know everyone and it got too clicky |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
the facility was a little dirty but it was a good place to live |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
the aran islands were awesome along with our trip to paris that we arranged by ourselves. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
pretty good. take a cab home at night |
| 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? | it depends how much you eat out. each meal was between 5-15 euros. but local food was a GREAT cultural experience. I highly recommend spending the money on it |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | nothing i didn't anticipate |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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? | anyone CHE PSY or WGS would get the most out of the program and have credits count towards the major |
