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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Andy's and the Bluebird
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
All international students have to live on campus in a shared room with one other student, while this may sound unpleasant, in practise its a very good way of intergrating into campus life
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Personal comments
Try and live in the I House with all the other international students. Its a fantastic way to learn about other cultures
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How small Washington College is with only 1200 students!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I loved my semester in Washington College but I think anything longer in such a small university could be too much
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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
The International Education office there really take care of you and bring you step by step through all the admin
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Academic
Course recommendations
Most European students found the courses easier than back home
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Communication was not a issue as English is my first language
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Ireland is one of the most expensive countries in the world to live in, plus the euro is stonger than the dollar, so in comparison general living costs were lower
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Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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