Americans in Trinity?

Shadowlands

I'm an American student who has been accepted to Trinity for law. I've grown up in NYC and I'm pretty tired of it - just want to see something different. My parents are from Dublin and I have a lot of family scattered around Ireland, so I figured going abroad wouldn't be that hard. Are there many Americans in Trinity? Do they seem to mingle well? Or are they just looked down upon as those stupid yanks? (My own cousins love to remind of how horrible Americans are.) Any advice would be helpful.

-Doireann

Boston

Well are you a stupid yank? If you are people will treat you as such, if your not people won't. But frankly law students have no souls, so I doubt they will look down at you because your american

Kevin_rc_ie

No, everybody loves american students.

Nike_Dude

I'm a law student in trinity and I can guarantee that you wont be looked down on for being American. Each year there are usually 2 or 3 students from America and 3 or 4 from Canada and they all seem to integrate just as well as everyone else. Remember nobody knows anybody else in their class on the first day so everyone is starting on the same footing and I'd definatly recommend doing law, its a fantastic course (until you reach the exams and assignments, they're not as good :cool: )

DrIndy

You're a first generation Irish American, so have stronger roots to ireland than many others do.

There are loads of americans and canadians in medicine too - so you are definitely not going to be alone in TCD.

However, the best thing to do is mix with Irish people - otherwise you never will get the unique irish and Trinity experience that you would otherwise.

Also remember, when you come to ireland, you get an irish and a Trinity education - not an american one. Lecturers are different, third level education is underfunded, students are more laid back (and drunker!) and we exist in a state of organised chaos. We also have no Frat/Sorority thingumyjig. This is very different from US universities so if you have high expectations to be doing exactly the same as your friends in the USA - you will be surprised.

Just understand you will be doing an irish degree - and pretty much the best in ireland, go with the flow, chill out and enjoy a brilliant 4 years in Trinity!

ApeXaviour

Yeah.. I get on great with any american students I know in our college. I've found they tend to be informed and constantly up for a laugh. I hate to say it but as long as you can put up with a bit of our anti-bush sentiment (tbh you'd get that anywhere in europe) then you should have fantastic time!

magpie

They let americans into TCD now? What's next? Catholics? Women?

ApeXaviour

L5

ApeXaviour wrote:

I find it ironic that a gloating card such as that one, has in fact simple spelling mistakes in it. :cool:

"we know were great"


Hahahaha...muppets tbh, learn to spell. :rolleyes:

ApeXaviour

You're so coool...

Can you join us and learn us in the ways of grammatically correct self parody?

magpie

Can you play that card on Trinity Graduates? :rolleyes:

Pet

Oooh, dilemma!!

ApeXaviour

Maybe ya didn't notice, but I mentioned the words self parody

ffs calm down

*sheesh*

magpie

Maybe ya didn't notice, but I mentioned the words self parody

ffs calm down

Bit like my original post then. Who's not calm?

ApeXaviour

Touché..

wayfarer

L5 wrote:

I find it ironic that a gloating card such as that one, has in fact simple spelling mistakes in it. :cool:

"we know were great"


Hahahaha...muppets tbh, learn to spell. :rolleyes:

Ye, I noticed that just when Id finished but I wasn’t bothered changing it at the time. I was going to wait a little while and see if any more changes needed to be made and then do them all at once (think i need to give the frame a different colour as well)

Anyway, what I find funny is that its not even a spelling mistake, its a grammatical one. I left out an apostrophe, so to you and your pedantic ways!

EDIT: Done!

sleepingbeauty

I know quite a few American students in trin and no-one thinks of them as ''stupid yanks'' etc. Theyre all great fun, and get on really well with everyone...you'll be grand Shadowlands

You'll be fine, there are lots of Americans at Trinity. I'll be totally honest here, don't expect Trinity to be the same as college in the States and complain when it isn't. I know this American girl and every time she's on the bus I hear her moaning about how the States is so much better and so much cheaper. Be prepared for the cost of living to be extremely high, although being from NYC you probably know all about expensive rent, but here everything costs more - food, laundry, drinks etc. I had a flatmate from Canada last year who actually shipped over boxes of food because it was so much cheaper. And you probably already know this, but don't say you're Irish and pretend to know all about Ireland because that seems to annoy a lot of people.

Shadowlands

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes, I think Trinity will be very different from American Universities - but in a good way. There are so many restrictions on students here, no drinking in bars, and half of the good concerts are closed to people under 21 years of age. Anti-bush sentiment would actually make me feel at home, as my whole family and everyone in NYC generally seems to hate him. Yes, Ireland is very dear - I think I've already got that out of my system, as I have gone to Ireland about three times in as many years. New York is very expensive anyway. Trinity's tuition rate is actually much cheaper than many top US Universities.


Anyways, thanks again!

ApeXaviour

Shadowlands wrote:

no drinking in bars

:eek:

Agent Smith

whats a bar without drink?

Crash

man the one thing about going to the US that really puts me off it is having to underage drink again

rsynnott

Shadowlands wrote:

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes, I think Trinity will be very different from American Universities - but in a good way. There are so many restrictions on students here, no drinking in bars, and half of the good concerts are closed to people under 21 years of age. Anti-bush sentiment would actually make me feel at home, as my whole family and everyone in NYC generally seems to hate him. Yes, Ireland is very dear - I think I've already got that out of my system, as I have gone to Ireland about three times in as many years. New York is very expensive anyway. Trinity's tuition rate is actually much cheaper than many top US Universities.


Anyways, thanks again!

Ah, forgot about them charging Americans (tutition's free for Irish people)
Rob