Ireland: America but different. Past Review

By (Sociology, Harvard University) for

Boston University: Dublin - Internship Program, Summer

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
yes but i just could have made it more rewarding with another program

Personal Information

If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: Dublin City University
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

work in the class wasnt hard, the internship work was hard

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

program coordinator was very disorganized and removed.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

housing was too far away. a bunch of little children were housed next to us and came into our room. not safe and they were annoying

* Food:

it was up to me

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

trips organized by our history teacher

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

random people that came into our room

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? No

Finances

* 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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? i dont have an estimate but so much more than boston
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? bus passes, how much more everything would cost

Language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? None

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans