What Students Say
Likes
- I love the Old Library at Trinity, they have really good books and its always very quiet and feels like i am in a completely different world.
- The college building and architecture is fantastic. Its very old and has great history for the entire Ireland and Dublin city.
- I also loved the international student crowd. Its a great place to connect with other students and make good connections.
Dislikes
- It's really hectic sometimes, managing academic and part time jobs
- Trinity is strict when it comes to studies , we hardly had time for extracurricular activities.
- Trinity ball which is the biggest event is very costly fee for students it should have been free like other colleges
Course Curriculum
- It’s a very hands-on course. At least for mine, we had coding labs, sessions, meetings, demos, and project-based assignments. It was definitely challenging since it’s a Master’s program, but it was also great for practical learning and actually applying what we learned to real-world stuff.
- The good part is that it gave me really solid hands-on experience and a deep understanding that pure theory just couldn’t offer.
- The only negative thing i felt was things move super fast that there’s barely any time for anything else. No time for hobbies or extracurriculars, it’s pretty much all day and night with assignments, coding, labs, and everything. But honestly, I still really enjoyed it.
Admission Experience
- I applied to only Trinity and got admitted. As i mentioned i only applied to Trinity and i luckily got it
- I was only hoping for Trinity and if I had got rejection I would have waited a year, prepared better and applied again.
- I chose Trinity as it was my only main aim. Ive heard about it from my seniors in Dublin who are trinity alumni and when i researched I found it to be really good in terms of academics also the length of course was only 1 year and The job opportunities were also good compared to other European countries
- I applied around November 1st week 2023, Then i got programming test, where i had 2 coding questions easy strings leetcode level, I cleared it,Then My professor got mails for LOR, so they filled it by Nov end . By Jan 1st week, i got offer of acceptance.
- I think applying early is the key. As soon as the applications open, as there are better chances of proceeding further.
- Only IELTS is compulsory, GRE is optional, IELTS minimum of 6.5 bands overall. GRE I am not sure.
- No challenges while applying at all; it's pretty simple and straightforward I would say.
- I applied for the Fall intake in September 2023. It was a pretty simple decision. Fall usually has the largest number of students, so the chances of getting in are better. Plus, for my Computer Science course, Fall was the only option since there wasn’t a Spring intake.
- I applied for Fall intake that is September 2023, I think the factors were simple, fal has largest intake on the amount of students so we hold a better chance and most importantly for my course in CS, we only had fall intake not spring one.
Class Schedule
- Generally 2-3 lectures a day, timings mostly change depending on availability of professor but we do follow a timetable.
- Some classes are in morning, some in afternoon.
- The average number of students in your class around 30-35 students.
- Indian students are enrolled in my course was around 15-17 out of 30.
Faculty
- The faculty-to-student ratio is pretty good i would say. The quality of education is really good and faculty is really very experienced and helpful.
- Its completely practical, we do have lectures where professors explain a topic or module and then we have labs for practical. The course content and teaching approach is good enough for preparing for securing a job but again we need to continuously work on coding and learning. It depends on person to person.
- Yes the faculty members assist students they do help for on campus jobs through their preferences.
- There are many professors who are really helpful and understanding and I think as they are also learning and researching with us they understand what problems we face and help us accordingly.
Campus Life
- Trinity has only 1 campus that is in Dublin 2 city centre.
- All facilities are available on my campus.
- Trinity has around 50 Sports clubs, Trinity has more than 120 societies , Health club, Students union, Science club, Engineering society, Business society, River rafting club, music dance drama club, probably all clubs we can imagine are present in Indian society too.
- Major festival is Christmas and Trinity ball ,societies for music, knitting, painting, science, boxing, racing, volunteering, debating, gaming, coding, cycling everything is there.
Part Time Jobs
- Many students around 5 from each batch get these positions.
- I am not sure of exact range but its around 25,000-30,000 euros a year and its good for students.
- Many like library assistant, Society volunteer, invigilator and all and hourly wages are 13-17 euros/hour.
- For students its around 20 hrs a week and during holidays its 40 hours.
- Its little competitive to get but most people do end up getting jobs.
- I think students typically earn around 13-15 euros an hour. Its little difficult as we are studying, finding is not that difficult but offcourse managing studies with job is challenging i would say. Process is simple, apply via irish jobs, linkedin or websites for part time, then you'll be shortlisted and will be called for an interview, it could be face to face or telephonic one too.
Placement
- I would say at least 60% of students get jobs within 6 months of completing their course. This is what I know from my seniors.
- It depends on the job role, for graduate roles its around 28,000-35,000 euros a year but if we had previous experience we even get up to 50-60k a year.
- No campus recruitment. Its completely off campus, some get via internships, but most people get it via linkedin.
- Some of my seniors are in PTSB in graduate roles, some as software developer in IBM and Hubspot and some got into Google and Microsoft as SDE 1.
- Yes, Hubspot, IBM, Amazon, Microsoft, Udemy, Apple hire students.
Accommodation
- I found it via WhatsApp groups (Maharashtrians in Dublin - A whatsapp group), there are also other platforms like DNG housing website, Facebook groups but most effective is WhatsApp groups. I didn't go to any agent
- My rent is around 650 euros a month excluding bills, All facilities like washing machine, WIfi, heating, fridge, electricity, separate bed and separate bathroom everything is available.
- Many websites have fake accommodation, so don't book any permanent accommodation from India, go for temporary one, please do an online viewing if available to verify or send any friends for in person viewing. Don't send money to any fake ID or person
- Go there and search and find a good accommodation with correct documentation.
- Most students stay in Private accommodations as student accommodations are very costly in Dublin. My accommodation is 30 mins by dart or bus in South Dublin so its easy to commute to college.
Exams
- Only IELTS was required specifically for my course, GRE is optional.
- SOP,Resume,2 LOR from professors or Managers,Academic marksheets,Experience letters,Internship certificates,Courses certificates.
- No Interview wasnt a part. As its a teaching course not a research one.
Fees
- The tuition fee for my course in Intelligent Systems (Computer Science) at Trinity College Dublin is around €25,000. This amount covers all the charges, although it might have changed slightly since.
- Its yearly, We can pay it in one, two, or a maximum of three installments.
- It actually depends on various factors, like if we live in student accommodation its way costly around 1200-1800 euros a month for rent
- 100-250 euros for groceries
- 100 euros bills which mostly includes wifi heating and electricity
- Also if we live little far from college its less, around 600-800 euros a month for rent.
Scholarship
- No I did not receive any scholarship, there were 3 scholarships, i applied for all of them, but it was completely merit and profile based. I don't remember the exact name to be honest ,One is EMEA Scholarship ,Global Excellence Postgraduate Scholarship,One is Irish government scholarship.
- It depends on scholarships students get upto 2000-7000 euros generally
- I am not sure if any of my close friends had it, as its very competitive and very few students get it
- Few students receive this around 10-15 only and typical amount is 5000 euros