Ireland: Where a pint solves everything:) Greatest time of my life. Past Review
By Becca R (History, Trinity University) for
Maynooth University: Maynooth - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I just feel so much more cultured, i realized there is life beyond the trinity bubble, and I definitely want to take at least one semester off after school to travel and see the world!
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 really enjoyed the fact that abroad was "easy" because I felt like I was less stressed and therefore I was actually able to enjoy the courses rather than try to take down everything the professor was saying because I knew I would be tested on it later in the semester. I really enjoyed the professors, most were very knowledgeable and easy to approach. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
strengths:professors were fantastic. Very knowledgeable and helpful. weaknesses: other administrative people were often rude (mail people) |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I really liked my living situation, even though my flatmates were super messy. They helped me get acclimated to the Irish lifestyle. |
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CHILL! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
IFSA-Butler took us to Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was incredible learning about "The Troubles" |
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I never felt unsafe in Ireland. Maynooth had a part time Garda, and Dublin the most trouble you would encounter would be a drunk old man. Always felt comfortable, even late 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? | 150euro? |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | the people at the airport stamped me all the way through the 3 months, so i really didn't have to register with the garda. that was a complete waste of money. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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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? | I really enjoyed IFSA-Butler and maynooth. The ifsa people were always easy to contact and extremely friendly. |
Individual Course Reviews
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War Studies |
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| Instructor: | Ian Speller |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was decently challenging but insanely interesting. Probably my favorite class I have taken in my undergraduate studies thus far. The professor was absolutely brilliant, as was the material we were studying. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Get more classes approved than you plan on taking. |
