My Second Home! Past Review

By A student (Civil Engineering., Villanova University) - abroad from 08/29/2012 to 12/14/2012 with

Villanova University: Galway - Irish Studies Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?

I got to see a completely different learning style and worked on time management. I got to meet people and travel to places that I would never get the chance to do without abroad. I learned how to make the most of opportunities and deal with being so far from family.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program?	0-2 weeks

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* Overall educational experience Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.	She might be able to recover without a heart transplant but its going to be long process. I got to see her tonight and it broke my heart. She is so swollen from surgery and she is connected to so many tubes. I did get to see haevyns leg kick a little bit and got to hold her hand and saw her fingers twitch a little bit
* Host Country Program Administration On-site administration of your program
* Housing: How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?
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* Social & Cultural Integration: How integrated did you feel with the local culture?
* Health Care: How well were health issues addressed during the program?
* Safety:
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program?	Yes

Finances

* 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)
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants?	Cook as much as you can and 5 euro bottles of wine will save you from spending lots of money at the pubs.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component?	No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live? Select all that apply	Apartment
* Who did you live with? Select all that apply	Local Students Americans
* Who did you take classes with? Select all that apply	Local Students Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?	The location My roommate Most of my teachers
* What could be improved?	Organization Communication between students and teachers
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program?	How different the school system is and about the teachers.

Reasons For Studying Abroad

To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you.	The Outright Urbanite A social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:	Solids and Structures 1
Course Department:	Civil Engineering
Instructor:	O'Donoghue
Instruction Language:	English
Comments:	I didn't feel like I was learning material that was really going to help me in my future in engineering. This class might as well have been two separate classes because neither of the two teachers communicated with each other and did everything separately but never really made that clear. I also felt disrespected and did not feel welcomed by one of the teachers. He was rude and condescending. He was not helpful or organized. He really just seemed like be didn't care about the students or how we do in the class. I feel like because he was high up in the department he could treat the students poorly and didn't really seem to care about the Americans in the class. I do not want this information seen by him and I want this personal but I felt like it is not right that this guy is able to teach this class. I studied hard and attended nearly every class with the exception of 1 class and I don't feel like it paid off. I'm kind of upset that my tuition went to someone like him.
Credit Transfer Issues:

Course Name/Rating:	Environmental Engineering 1
Course Department:	Engineering
Instructor:	Dr. Healy
Instruction Language:	English
Comments:
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