Academically Mediocre and Socially Fun Past Review
By Deniz (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/19/2017 to 05/15/2017 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I made some amazing friends. It was worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
DIS is extremely unsatisfying academically. |
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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100+ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Plan your meals |
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 |
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| 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? | None |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Go to bars |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew the extent of the American bubble present at DIS |
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 Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Danish Language & Culture 120 |
| Course Department: | Danish |
| Instructor: | Morten Lykkegaard |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not challenging and generally found it to be a waste of my time. Unrealistic to expect students to pickup Danish in 4 months and test language skills. Prof. was generally good but often engaged in problematic dialogue. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Neuroscience of Religion and Atheism |
| Course Department: | Neuroscience |
| Instructor: | Maria Serban |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not challenging. Course content was interesting, although the 3-hour lectures once a week made the class less engaging. Prof. was wonderful, however. Reasonable workload with a poster, weekly responses, one exam, one essay assignment. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Gay and Lesbian Writers in European Cities |
| Course Department: | Literature |
| Instructor: | Morten Lykkegaard |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not challenging in terms of what is expected of students. Very reasonable workload. The books were not all well-liked. The Prof. was very easygoing but again, engaged in problematic dialogue at the expense of students. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Anthropology of Food |
| Course Department: | Anthropology |
| Instructor: | Ed Romein |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not challenging, fairly interesting, but not terribly engaging most of the time. Prof. was very accommodating. Field trips were great. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Psychopharmacology |
| Course Department: | Neuroscience |
| Instructor: | Jesper Anderson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not terribly challenging, and I learned a good deal. Prof. was mostly good. The long study tour was very bad--very poorly prepared and not engaging. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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