<p>Hello internationals! I'm just wondering how Trinity College in Dublin is perceived in Europe, and especially in the British Isles. My brother was just accepted, and we don't really know very much about it.</p>
<p>Thanks! :D</p>
<p>Dan,</p>
<p>Congrats on your brother's acceptance to Trinity! I'm an American living in Ireland, and I would encourage your brother to seriously consider coming over. The Campus is awesome. Its location is also perfect, being in the heart of Dublin. Dublin is an amazing city with so many opportunities and different people!</p>
<p>I think that the students at Trinity are sometimes perceived (in Ireland, at least) as elitist. You'll get that at any "big name" school, though. I have hung out with several Trinity students, and they were all really nice and down to earth (just like most Irish people!). The bottom line -- Trinity is a great school, and people know it. </p>
<p>I don't know if this is relevant to your brother, but the Irish know how to have a good time. They are a very social and friendly people. Combine that with a drinking age of "18," and I think you can see where this is going.</p>
<p>Another bonus of going to school in Ireland is, well, Europe! He could see pretty much any country he wanted at a small cost (plane tickets are dirt cheap)!</p>
<p>If you're brother knows what he wants to major in, then Trinity would be THE place to go. BUT, if he is looking for an education rich in liberal arts, then he should stay stateside. The Irish (and European, in general) University system is very major-oriented. Each person has a "course" (major) and that's pretty much all they do. </p>
<p>I'm at a University here (I'm sitting in the library right now) so if you have any questions, I'm here to help!</p>
<p>Trinity College is my college's (University College Dublin) big rival! It's got a very good reputation, and an amazing location (right in the centre of Dublin). I'm gonna echo what badmofaux said about the social life. Also the ability to travel. He should have <a href="http://www.ryanair.ie%5B/url%5D">http://www.ryanair.ie</a> imprinted in his mind by graduation.
Major-wise, Trinity is stronger in humanities than sciences. The computer science and engineering departments aren't particularly strong, but the arts faculty is second to none.</p>
<p>whoa! is it really that cheap?!!!?</p>
<p>yeah, it's amazing. You end up paying another 40 Euro or something in fees, but still!</p>
<p>do they have scholarships for internationals?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, everyone! :D</p>
<p>No, I don't think they give scholarships for internationals.</p>
<p>It's significantly cheaper, though. The cost depends on what "course" (major) you want to pursue. For example, if you want to be a history major it's roughly 16K USD a year (not including room/board, books, etc.), but if you want to be pre-mend it's 28K USD a year. That's a BARGAIN though if you compare it to American schools with the same reputation (not taking fin. aid into account, of course). And, IRELAND RULES. Come to Trinity!</p>
<p>Or if you're an Irish citizen... 813 euro a year. :)</p>
<p>My friend from Austria is studying there; she got a full scholarship from her home country as far as I know, but she has to maintain a straight A average. Inter-european exchange programs are said to be pretty good.</p>