Unfortunate housing February 06, 2024

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Professors were generally engaged but the curriculum was very hit-or-miss

On-site administration of your program

Accessible as a resource but I was frustrated by the lack of any real orientation which provides a very easy way to meet people in a new environment.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

They stuck me 30min outside the city with no other DIS students on my floor other than my roommate. There wasn't a single thing to do nearby other than the grocery store and gym. This might've been alright if, in my housing application, I hadn't explicitly requested to be in the city and with other DIS students... they seemingly did the exact opposite. In combination with the complete lack of orientation and no club organization, this resulted in some difficulty in spending quality time with other students. My only easy point of connection was through my classes... which is unpredictable and very hit-or-miss. It's also frustrating that they wait until the last possible moment to release housing and force you to completely settle in for a few weeks before appealing, which makes it difficult to get a good start if you're placed somewhere you don't want to be. On the positive side, I did like my roommate and many of my (non-American) floormates.

I'm rating this as low because I cooked for almost every meal- living outside the city made exploring the local cuisine much more of an effort.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I felt very comfortable in Copenhagen and made some great friends with my Danish (and other international) floormates.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

n/a

Copenhagen is a very safe city, though walking home from a night out can be unnerving if you're not living in the city as the streets are so quiet.

I appreciated the focus on travel, which was probably my highlight, but I found it more difficult than expected to meet and become close with other students as a result of housing, travel, lack of orientation, no clubs, etc. I also would have loved to live in the city itself.

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

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

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• Dorm

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• Local Students
• Americans
• International Students

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• Americans

• Opportunity to travel
• Easy academics
• Danish culture

• Housing
• Orientation
• Lack of social organization

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