Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I had great professors and a wonderful learning experience. It was very different than I was used to and the workload was lighter, but that was a relief after a couple of tough semesters back home. The professors were available for discussion and to answer any questions about the work assigned and the classes were interesting.

On-site administration of your program

The providers were always available through email or cellphone and were truly interested in knowing how we were doing. I never had any trouble contacting them and they were very proactive. When we first arrived in our apartments we had no pillows or comforters, which we had been told would be provided by the housing, and after one phonecall the administrators sorted everything out.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I was in Gort na Coirbe and I loved it. It was the closest housing to campus and was where a lot of Irish students lived so it was easy to meet them and make friends. The apartments were furnished nicely and the rooms were actually bigger than I expected. <br /><br /> The neighborhood seemed very safe and I never heard of any security problems. It was great to be able to live with Irish students and be around them because it made transitioning in that much easier. The apartments were only a 10-15 minute walk from campus and the same distance from the town. The rooms were bigger than I thought and had everything necessary for living, except for cleaning supplies. The apartments were also very close to grocery stores and a laundromat which was fantastic.

It was different having to constantly cook for myself but there were several grocery stores right across the street from the apartments and there was no trouble getting food. It was more expensive to eat out of course so I didn't usually do that but there were a lot of good restaurants around.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I loved everything and was so sad to have to leave the country and especially Galway. I was only able to do one of the trips planned by the program but it was great. We were taken to Belfast for a long weekend and I probably never would have gone there on my own. It was great to get to see that and the orientation in Dublin was also very nice.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I never had any safety related incidents. I also was not stupid and I never traveled alone at night and my friends would not have let me if I had tried. I would go out with friends and at the clubs I never felt unsafe but again, I used commonsense. I did get sick while I was abroad but it was a general flu type thing that a lot of people got and had nothing to do with where I was staying.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

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