Time of My Life Past Review
By Molly T (University of California - San Diego) - abroad from 09/05/2011 to 06/01/2012 with
University College Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned about world travel, different cultures, European history
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University College, Dublin |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| 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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | No |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 35 euro/week on food, 25 on other |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Shop at low cost grocery stores, buy what is on sale, don't go out to eat very often, drink before you go out |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | What to bring/not bring, how/where to work (pubs!!!) |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
The Plays of Frank McGuinness |
| Course Department: | English Literature |
| Instructor: | Anthony Roche |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Taught me about Irish culture and its literature, literature that I would not have been exposed to outside of Ireland. Furthermore, Frank McGuinness gave a guest lecture. |
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