Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Best semester of my life Past Review

By (Environmental Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/18/2013 to 12/15/2013 with

DIS Copenhagen: Semester

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Scandinavia is an amazing place.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 6 months+

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? cook, cook, cook

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use 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
How many hours per day did you use the language? 0

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • The program gives two ten day breaks that are to be used to travel
  • Having a "core" course is great because you go on a 5 day trip with your class to study your subject more in depth as well as a 3 day trip to a place in Denmark to study your course more in depth
  • The school is located RIGHT in the heart of copenhagen
* What could be improved?
  • there are no water fountains anywhere in the school
  • They should do a better job having people teach with prior teaching experience, it was sometimes clear that our teachers had never taught before in their lives, or at least it definitely seemed that way
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Everyone said that Copenhagen is so cold but it did not drop below thirty degrees the entire time I was there.

Individual Course Reviews

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Sustainability in Europe
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Instructor: Jasper
Instruction Language: English
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Creative Travel Writing
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Comments: Grading seemed a bit arbitrary at times but it was my favorite course. It was a great way to document your travels, as we were assigned to write about 4 papers on different trips we had taken within Denmark and the rest of Europe.
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Environmental Economics

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Creative Industries

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Instructor: Jan
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Danish Language
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Instructor: Alette
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