University College Dublin - UCD
speciality: Sociology

Overall, I have grown to love UCD, but in all honesty, it was not always like that. UCD is a school that isn’t known for it’s school spirit or friendliness of its student. This is definitely in part due to the commuter culture at the school, where most kids hav to go home to their families on weekends and during the week because of the lack of available student housing. The school also advertises it’s international sudent percentage and then does little to support international students once they arrive. The courses are honestly grand. The professors know what is going on and the irish system where you specialise in one thing allows you t focus on what you are passionate about. Of course, this can be complicated if you’re unsure what you want to be studying. Getting involved in societies and sorts clubs and making friends in your course will make your UCD experience. Not living on campus, but in the city centre, also can make your experience change, as you will feel like a person first and a human second. That is one thing I love about UCD. I enjoy school and hsve made friends in my course, but my life revolves more so around dublin than UCD, though the student bar is an appreciated spot for a pint or two after 4 hours of lectures, and some cheap chips.