Dublin is amazing. Past Review
By A student (Painting., Kansas City Art Institute) - abroad from 01/28/2013 to 05/24/2013 with
National College of Art and Design: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I learned a lot about being independent, about running your own exhibition, about integrating into culture in general.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The intensity of this academic program was as lot lower than what I was used to at my home university but the cultural experience was still amazing. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
It's really difficult to find a place to live in Dublin! I was fortunate enough to live right near school but that's because I arrived two weeks early in order to find a place to live. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
They have a school nurse whom you can make appointments with. It's really accessible. |
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Dublin is overall a very safe city, I never have any bad experiences but the rules of safety still apply. If you're walking home at night, take busy main streets, keep valuable out of sight, walk with purpose, etc. |
| 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) |
Dublin is expensive as far as food goes. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | How extremely difficult and stressful it is to find a place to live on such short notice (the school led me to believe it would be easy and that was not the case.) |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
