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Trinity or NUIG???

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  • 31-07-2016 4:14pm
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    Rainbow97
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi all,

    I'm trying to decide between studying in TCD or NUIG & I'm at a standstill.

    I'm hoping you folks would share your wisdom below & what you would do in my situation.
    I'm going to study arts - unfortunately people tend to agree that arts attracts more "snobbish types" than, say, sciences. By nature, I'm a bit sensitive as I was bullied in the past. Above all, I want to enjoy college and gain confidence. I've always loved learning and found taking exams a breeze, so basically I'm strong academically but the social side is what I need to improve on.

    I've gotten the impression that NUIG, the Galway nightlife and NUIG societies are more welcoming/relaxed than Trinity. However I'm concerned that there actually mightn't be much difference between the two. I love the idea of going to Trinity and it's prestigious reputation; it would stand out a bit more on my CV.

    But the downside of NUIG is that the course is about 200 points lower (I'm afraid that this will mean I won't click as well with my classmates, that there'll be a worse atmosphere in classes, that I'll feel like I held myself back from going to TCD for no good reason).

    I'm from a country background and I'm an equal distance from Galway or Dublin. I know people in Galway already but nobody from my school plans to go to TCD. I'm torn between the academic excellence of Trinity, and the seemingly more comfortable NUIG. h e l p !
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