Expensive but great city April 28, 2024
By A student (Journalism, Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/17/2024 to 04/27/2024 with
Boston University: Dublin - Internship Program
Definitely worthwhile, I learned a ton from my internship and Dublin is just an amazing city that I have no real complaints about except cost of living
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
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In retrospect it feels insane that we received zero stipend for food/groceries and were provided a total of 1 meal throughout the entirety of the program (it was on the last day) |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
This program was very very small (27 kids total) and did not give us any stipend for food, I assume because it's connected to a university and not an abroad agency. If I were studying abroad again I would choose a bigger program whose only purpose is abroad programs so they would support us more |
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 - this was eating oatmeal and rice exclusively |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Dublin has a very high cost of living - not sure how to manage that maybe don't go here if you're not very wealthy |
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? | Needed to save way more money before going |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
