Life changing adventure - more for personal reward than cultural emersion Past Review

By A student (Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/14/2015 to 12/13/2015 with

DIS Copenhagen: Semester

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?

Absolutely worthwhile. I learned how to travel and how to acclimate to new places. I learned more about myself and how to make friends. I learned to be less focused on grades and more focused on important life experiences.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program?	2 weeks - 1 month

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)	Copenhagen is VERY expensive
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week?	between $100-200
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants?	Plan it out in advance!

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
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure?	No prior knowledge of Danish, spoke conversational spanish
How many hours per day did you use the language?	0
Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants?	Was not in a language emersion program, so this is tough to answer.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live? Select all that apply	Apartment
* Who did you live with? Select all that apply	Americans
* Who did you take classes with? Select all that apply	Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?	0

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?	Great opportunity for travel Great opportunity to meet other North American College students Copenhagen is an amazing place to live
* What could be improved?	Academic were challenging for all the wrong reasons (too much group work, bad teaching, I was the only student whose grade's counted for GPA at home) Expensive city- inform students that this is true of CPH! --
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program?	I wish i knew how expensive it would be, and that I would be in the very small minority of students whose grades counted for their home university's GPA

Reasons For Studying Abroad

To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you.	The Outright Urbanite A 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.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:	cognitive neuroscience of consciousness
Course Department:	Psych
Instructor:	Claudia Carrara-Augstenberg
Instruction Language:	English
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