DIS Copenhagen - Fun and Surprisingly Educational June 02, 2024
By A student (Computer Science, Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/13/2024 to 05/11/2024 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
I needed a break from the routine and rigor of school in the US, but I like to learn and still wanted a somewhat educational experience -- I got exactly that. DIS let me keep learning interesting stuff but not be stressed about workload.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Some courses are significantly more rigorous than others, though all are less intense than courses at home in the US. All courses have more than enough resources available for students to succeed. It's all about the student: you can get by in most classes with minimal effort, but you can also get a lot out of your classes with a bit more effort. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Super pampered, lots of activities and ways to connect |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Monten Kollegium: clean and spacious, nice kitchen, not much privacy |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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? | $150 - 200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Pregame hard |
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 |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Copenhagen is remarkably unpleasant in the winter and remarkably pleasant in the spring & summer. I'd probably do a summer or fall semester over the spring semester. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning |
| Course Department: | Computer Science |
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| Comments: | This course was particularly awesome -- the lectures were super engaging and exceptionally well designed; the class has some tough concepts but they're explained in a way everyone could understand. The class had lots of (optional) opportunities to dig deeper on your own time, meaning you learn about a wide range of subjects but work really hard only at the stuff you find most exciting. Study tours were a ton of fun and the meetings with professionals in the field were overall quite interesting. |
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