4th Year Report
My 4th and last year of my Bachelor’s Degree at Trinity can be described in one word: Unpredictable. However, it definitely helped with building up my professional abilities and my character. It was unpredictable because it took a lot from me, more than I expected, but on the other hand, it was amazingly challenging! I kept myself motivated throughout the year even with a pandemic going on around me. The online classes weren’t easy to adapt to at first, however after a while, I began to enjoy the opportunity of living at home once again with my family for a while. In March 2021, I finished my Final Year Case Study, a 10,000 words essay written fully in the French language. The journey was long. So many hours went into the preparation of this case study. I can’t believe I’ve made it this far! I have completed my classes and I couldn’t be more excited for my future. The education I received at Trinity College Dublin was exceptional and I’m proud to say I’ll soon be a Trinity Graduate. I can’t forget to mention the scholarship! It was a huge help throughout the years and it definitely eased my financial worries. It helped me to focus on my studies rather than on financial problems. I am forever grateful for this scholarship and hope to meet the McDonagh family once again and thank them in person f
3rd Year Report
My third year in Trinity was one for the books as it was my Erasmus Year Abroad. I had dreamt of this year since I entered secondary school and began to find out all the possibilities about my time in university. I went to Grenoble, France and spent 7 months (should have been 9, however under the Covid-19 circumstances we are living in, my year was cut short) studying in Grenoble École de Management, a very prestigious Business university in France. This University was a dream come true. From the moment I stepped in it I knew that it would be a great year. I learned so much and made so many great friends. Being honest, the first few months were tough. The language barrier, not knowing anyone and the culture shock took me by urprise. However after 2 or 3 months there, I settled in nicely and life had gone back to normal, or dare I say “better than normal”. My level of French is now 10x better as all my classes were done in French. So basically I was forced to get better in French, which was exactly what I needed: a Push. Some classes were harder than others, some to point I thought I wouldn’t pass because of the high level of French needed. But to my surprise, I passed them all and with higher grades than many of the natives themselves, which gave me an incredible boost in confidence! A confidence to even go on to win a marketing competition with my Marketing Team!
As in the past 2 years, the financial help given to me by the McDonagh family was unparalleled and made a great difference in my whole experience abroad. It helped to focus on my studies rather than financial problems. I just want to say thank you to the McDonagh family for all they’re doing for myself and other students and for helping us this far.
2nd Year Report
Second year for me was an amazing year, I passed all my exams and was very proud of myself for all the work I put into them. Being at Trinity is such a privilege for me and I always want to do the best that I can as to not waste this opportunity. I am now on 3rd year which is my Erasmus year. I am currently in Grenoble, France. I’m studying at Grenoble Ecole de Management which is a very well-known and important school in France. Being here is a dream come true for me. I’ve always wanted to study abroad and this year I got my chance! It was hard at the beginning and still is a little as every single class I have is taught through the French language, -and making new friends in a different culture is always hard. But now 2 months into the academic year, I can say that I am more settled, I’ve met some amazing people and I’m ready to make the most out of my time here in France! Being on Erasmus is an expensive opportunity, therefore I am very thankful for the financial help I am getting from this scholarship, it makes everything a little easier and less stressful.
1st Year Report
This first year at Trinity College has been one of the best years of my life. It was filled with new adventures and a discovery of what college life is all about. It was much more fun and exciting than I thought it would be. I got involved in so many activities throughout the year, with music activities being the main ones for me. I have joined the music society since day one and went to many of their events. The band that I play with were called to play at one of the societies’ 2018 ball and that was such a privilege for myself and the other band members. Academically, at the beginning of the year, I found it a little hard to adapt to college life and the fact that I had no more teachers telling me what to do or when to do it. I had a particular difficulty with statistics modules as maths is not one of my strongest points. I realised that being in college is a whole other level. But after a few months I got the hang of things and everything went alright from there as I learned to do things at college pace. The year has been amazing and none of this would have been possible without this scholarship. The scholarship allowed me to have so much more freedom and less stress than I thought I would have. I had time to focus on my studies instead of preoccupying myself with my finances. It changed my college experience and college life. I am so thankful for having been granted this scholarship and I will forever be appreciative of it.
