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3.96 / 5 based on 55 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
you shouldn't loose the "old oak", one of the biggest and tipical pub in Tralee. Everynight is special. Moreover you can travel around the island with the (not so good, but reliable) bus service and you mustn't miss the "cliffs of moher2, an exciting place in the west of the Ireland.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
This university seems like very confortable. You can find lots of commodities and even if it's pretty far from the city center it's well linked with the city.
Teachers are very friendly and they try to make things more simple.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because the cost of living in Ireland is much more than Italy
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Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
Course recommendations
They are important to follow because sometime the student don't need the book to study.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
they should improve the mark system. they are too strict
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You have to study a lot but you also have the time to spend enjoing
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Ireland is expensive but there are lots of opportunities to travel and learn language.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I did attend an english course in order to take the "first certificate of cambridge schools" and finally I did it
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