Awesome city, but very expensive!! Past Review
By Hannah C (Environmental Science., Villanova University) - abroad from 08/19/2012 to 12/15/2012 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
Learned about a new culture. extremely worthwhile
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Classes were very easy compared to my home university, to a point that they were almost boring and useless, but the topics would be interesting if they were taught fully. The field studies greatly enhanced the classes |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Extremely helpful! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Multiple living arrangements, a little far from the city, and mainly with Americans, but it turned out to be very fun |
| * Food: |
Received a food stipend to cook by yourself. Food is very expensive there so it did not cover nearly enough |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Free healthcare, but you were required to find it on your own. The healthcare was good, slightly difficult sometimes because of the language barrier |
| * Safety: |
extremely safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
extremely expensive |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 150 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
everyone speaks english and danish is a difficult language, so no need for the language |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Intermediate, but in a different language |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How expensive the city was |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
