Boston College at University College in Dublin Past Review
By Sam S (Marketing., Boston College) for
University College Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Living in another country was a great experience. It is important to remember that there is a whole great world outside of the US
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Summer 2008 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I took a Boston College Managerial Accounting coarse in Dublin, Ireland |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The Boston College building in Dublin was really nice and the people who worked there were very accomidating |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The dorms at University College in Dublin were very nice. |
| * Food: |
The Irish are not know for their cooking. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Dublin is the most fun city in the world. Irish people are funny. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Never had any issues |
| 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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Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
They speak English in Ireland |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It was one of the best months of my life. We had lot of free time to travel and see the country. I strongly recommend this summer program. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Managerial Accounting |
| Course Department: | MA02110 |
| Instructor: | Jeffrey Cohen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | My instructor Professor Cohen was great. It was two hours a day for three weeks. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | It was a Boston College class so the credits were automatically counted. |
