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Thinking of NUIG

  • 03-04-2011 2:48pm
    #1
    jaedan98
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    I know this is already posted somewhere but Id like some updated info:) What are the pros and cons of nui galway? I'm seriously considering moving up from dublin to go here to do arts. Whats the social life like? Are part time jobs hard to come by?


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  • #2
    Raging_Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭Raging_Ninja


    Arts is ok, so long as you do the study. But you'll need a postgrad if you want to get a good job out of it, unless you're extremely lucky.

    Getting jobs could be difficult. It depends entirely on your level of work experience and work availability. Maybe getting a bar job could be your best bet as you would be working nights, like I did, but it becomes difficult the further you progress in your studies.

    With the motorway, getting to and from Dublin is a doddle, only 2-2.5 hours, so it is feasible if you already have a part-time job in Dublin to keep it.

    Since almost a third of the population of Galway are students (between NUIG, GMIT, GTI) and so the night life is fairly active in town.

    There are a good few sports clubs and societies knocking about, with the Judo club obviously being the best of the lot.


  • #3
    Croppy Bhoy
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    Raging_Ninja wrote: »
    With the motorway, getting to and from Dublin is a doddle, only 2-2.5 hours, so it is feasible if you already have a part-time job in Dublin to keep it.
    You'd want to be earning a decent amount if you're going to be spending money on petrol + tolls like that every weekend.


  • #4
    Raging_Ninja
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    Croppy Bhoy wrote: »
    You'd want to be earning a decent amount if you're going to be spending money on petrol + tolls like that every weekend.

    I was thinking more of taking a bus. Assuming you live at home save what you earn during the holidays and that's your rent money right there. Weekend earnings provide what you need to get through the rest of the week. Manage it myself.


  • #5
    Croppy Bhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 436 ✭✭Croppy Bhoy


    Raging_Ninja wrote: »
    I was thinking more of taking a bus. Assuming you live at home save what you earn during the holidays and that's your rent money right there. Weekend earnings provide what you need to get through the rest of the week. Manage it myself.
    Ah yeah I suppose.

    If they can I'd encourage people to actually move out though. I think there's more to be learnt outside of university than there is in it during your time there. The number of students in this country who go home every weekend is shocking. I know people in their 20s who still can't really cook for themselves or work a washing machine because mammy does it all on the weekends.


  • #6
    LAVADUDE
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    Galway has a good social life mainly due to the fact its a student city, also everything is within 30 minute walk so no transport costs.
    The only con is having your face ripped off when attempting to walk to college when its windy.
    Croppy Bhoy wrote: »
    Ah yeah I suppose.

    If they can I'd encourage people to actually move out though. I think there's more to be learnt outside of university than there is in it during your time there. The number of students in this country who go home every weekend is shocking. I know people in their 20s who still can't really cook for themselves or work a washing machine because mammy does it all on the weekends.

    I go home at the weekend to work but I know what you mean, I once lived with a person who couldn't see the danger in leaving a sandwich toaster on all night.


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