Studying abroad for a year

paul92

On the 'nuim students abroad' section of the site it mentions that in order to study abroad you have to do well in your first year exams and pass the 2nd year ones if you're looking to study abroad.

I'd love to go somewhere like Boston or California next year but does the fact that I got a 2.2 in last years exams mean I probably won't get it?

Just wondering how the whole thing works

purebeta

I'm not exactly sure what the requirements are,
but I got a 2.2 in 1st year and a 2.1 in 2nd and it was fine for me going on Erasmus.
Dunno why you'd want to go to US though, quite similar to Ireland in places.

paul92

Cheers was just wondering how it worked. Where bouts did you go? The lack of a 2nd language other than English is a slight issue!

DylanII

paul92 wrote: »

Cheers was just wondering how it worked. Where bouts did you go? The lack of a 2nd language other than English is a slight issue!

There is a list on the international office website with a list of english speaking Universitys so that erasmus is a possibility.

Seren_

It's really expensive to study abroad in the US (my friend was quoted a figure of around €20000, although I assume there must be cheaper places too). Malta is meant to be lovely for doing Erasmus with just English, and then places like Sweden, Netherlands etc have unis which teach exclusively through English.

Also a friend of mine passed first year by compensation and she had no problem whatsoever with being allowed do Erasmus, so I'm sure you'll be grand.

purebeta

paul92 wrote: »

Cheers was just wondering how it worked. Where bouts did you go? The lack of a 2nd language other than English is a slight issue!

I did erasmus in the Czech Republic, in a city called Olomouc.
The 3rd smallest in the country, it was good craic there.
And I returned last week for a holiday.
I met some of the nicest people there and probably going to head back in the
future for sure. The only problem was the language which is really hard,
but not impossible.

Sophie_

You could speak to the Year Abroad co-ordinatior in your subject or speak to the International Office. Funding might be a problem for the US

paul92 wrote: »

On the 'nuim students abroad' section of the site it mentions that in order to study abroad you have to do well in your first year exams and pass the 2nd year ones if you're looking to study abroad.

I'd love to go somewhere like Boston or California next year but does the fact that I got a 2.2 in last years exams mean I probably won't get it?

Just wondering how the whole thing works

Absolute Zero

I am currently on Erasmus in the Netherlands in the university of Utrecht.

Originally I was looking at going to the USA but I was eventually put off by the fact that you needed 20,000 in your bank account, Visas and all the other bureaucracy that goes along with entering the USA.

Europe on the other-hand was a breeze to study in. All you need to do is pass your exams (yes a 2.2 is fine or a repeat of a failed exam) and there is very little bureaucracy compared to the USA.

You also get the Erasmus grant which isisnt much now, but its still helps.

I chose the Netherlands because they offer very good courses in my line of work (geography), they speak fluent English here, close to home and I have all the advantages of being a EU citizen (rather than being an EU citizen in the USA).

the Craic here is also the best I've ever had in college, much better than Maynooth.

If you definatly want to go to the USA then go for it, I am sure it would be deadly, but also just look at the EU colleges too cause I think your allowed to sign up for both Erasmus and US year abroad incase you dont get one or the other?? I may be wrong here though!


*Edit PM me if you want any more info throughout the year !