Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Program is great if you want to travel a lot! July 30, 2024

By (Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/13/2024 to 05/10/2024 with

DIS Copenhagen: Semester

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
It was worth it. It was amazing to live in a different city and experience a new way of life for 5 months

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.

Professors were great and super engaging. Very project based. Less intense than Middlebury. Each class had weekly field trips which added a lot to the experience.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Very well organized

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Lived outside the city center which was inconvenient

* 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? No

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

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

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Local Students
  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Integrated study trips during classes
* What could be improved?
  • Living arrangement
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Weather is terrible in the spring.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Anthropology of Food
Course Department:
Instructor: Morten Hedegaard
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Economics of Crime
Course Department: Economics
Instructor: Kristian Sørensen
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Globalization and European Economies
Course Department: Economics
Instructor: Adrian Mongan
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Course Department:
Instructor: Urban Economics
Instruction Language: Economics
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