Opportunity revealing. Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

this rating is dependent upon the courses taken. If the student had primarily DIS courses, the rating would have been around a 3.5/ 4.0 in my opinion. However, three of my five courses were Københavns Universitet. Therefore, the rigor was quite present as it was a Danish University. This would make my experience academically closer to a 4/5.

On-site administration of your program

Great. Maybe more words from people who had been in the program would have been nice.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Lived in an international dorm 20 minutes out of the city. I wish I knew the location of the dorm ahead of time when selecting, or else I might have changed my mind. I originally selected the Korallen Kollegium because it was an International Student dorm, but I had NO idea it was 20 minutes away and 10 minutes away from the nearest train. Not ideal, but I was still thankful. I recommend living there for students who want to make international friends but not for those who are looking to be directly in a city/ have that sort of experience. Depends on the wants/ course of study of the individual student. For example, as a Global Studies major I selected an international dorm for specific reasons. Enjoy!

Was not provided for us in the dorm. Individual grocery shopping. DIS provides a stipend/ food card for its students to do this grocery shopping.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Danes are very reserved and hard to get to know. The Danes I became friends with were associated with DIS in some capacity. The few that were not I met in a Danish orchestra I played in/ through friends at my International dorm. DIS as a program itself is quite sheltered and doesn't offer the best experience for meeting Danes. You must go out into the city on your own in order to provide that experience for yourself. Speaking Danish will help you. I didn't know how to, so there's that...

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

You don't have to pay for health services in Denmark once you have your resident card/ cpr number which is comparable to a SS number in the US. I do have a problem with this process, however. I knew many students who had to pay out of pocket due to the fact it takes such a lengthy time to acquire the cpr number and residence permit. I don't know if this is avoidable or not, but it was annoying. That being said, DIS did reimburse the students who paid out of pocket. At least that was the word on the street.

Ran at night all the time, even downtown copenhagen. The safest place I have ever been in my life. One of the lowest crime rates in the world. You will be fine. Don't be dumb at bars, however. That's just in general... Danes don't like dumb americans anyway.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

It is very expensive in copenhagen. Sometimes had to purposefully not eat a meal or two in order have enough money to grocery shop. That being said, living in an international dorm had its perks for combining food efforts. My friends happily fed me international cuisine sometimes :)

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