While hitting the books is an important part of getting your degree, college life really begins outside the classroom. Dublin’s third-level campuses are abuzz with exciting societies, events and social opportunities.

The Third Level: Life at Trinity Medical - Medicine in Trinity College Dublin is known as one of the most difficult courses to get into in Ireland. Image: Aisling Hickey, Trinity medicine student.

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The Third Level: Life in Trinity Medicine

Medicine in Trinity College is known as one of the most difficult courses to get into in Ireland. These students will play a major role in the future of healthcare – here and worldwide. Someday your life might just depend on one of them. During hospital placements, some of these students will experience incidents that most of us never have to. They’ll witness life-changing moments and hear tragic backstories. “Sometimes I’ve taken a step back and thought: ‘Oh, I’m very lucky to never have had any of those issues’,” says Aisling Hickey, a Trinity