Could Be Better August 15, 2024

By (Public Health, Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/13/2024 to 05/11/2024 with

DIS Copenhagen: Semester

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I really like my core class and my epidemiology class. The professors were quite nice and I wouldn't trade it for anything else. I don't enjoy learning with my classmates that much, but I guess that is highly varied.

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? No

I may want to look into the Stockholm program more. But it might be similar.

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
  • Host Family
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Experiential learning
  • Great Europe trips
  • Great academics
* What could be improved?
  • Logistics
  • Student body
  • Housing
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Think twice about living in a host family--it might not be as fun as I once thought.