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Review by Kirsten iNote    Ask this person a question
Course: Undergraduate Kirsten iNote 's
overall rating:

3.8/4
University of origin: Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
Country of nationality: United States
Area of study: Medicine
Program: University Agreement
Period abroad: September 1990 - July 1991
1 Housing (rent housing in Dublin, Ireland) (Dublin, Ireland hotel)

Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Home university

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I am older now and would like my own apartment closer to the city away from all the crazy first year students:)

Personal assessment
Cost To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now! KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities take/s place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment


Personal social experiences
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Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
The system is very different to what we are used to in the U.S. Best recommendation is to just go along with the flow and make the best of it.

My academic experiences
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Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment
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Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
4 Language

The language of instruction was:
English


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
The cost of living in New Orleans is very cheap and at the time I studied in Ireland the exchange rate was not great.

The accessibility of student needs
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Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home

Travel, Housing, Overall was more expensive than at home

Food, Nightlife was the same price as at home

Telephone was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
Although some things of course came a surprise to me, it was all part of the wonderful experience of discovery:)

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now! KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career

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