Hey, what was your deciding factor between the Irish school (which one?) and UQ?
I chose ireland because
1. my gf is studying in ireland as well
2. its cheaper than aussie (tuition,livings, flights)
3. it seems more convenient since the irish academic calendar follows the normal sept - june rather than starting in Jan. Also note larger time difference between aussie and Cad then ireland and Cad. I dont know if this will affect the timeline for board exams/matching back later on.
4. Based on forums, there have been fewer complaints with the irish schools vs. aussie. From what I read, aussie schools are deficient in the administration department, scheduling problems, lack of basic sciences
5. excellent match rates back to Canada/very well known back in canada. My school specifically (Limerick), have been hovering around 88-91% successful matches back to Canada. Not that UQ is worse but I see more of their students matching into US, but I think its just the demographics of the cohort. More americans there. Canadians tend to pick ireland as #1 when applying abroad so there is more support from the larger amount of canadian alumnis from ireland.
If Im wrong about anything please correct me, but ya these are the reasons I can think of.
