Highly recommend DIS in the fall! January 23, 2025
By A student (Biology, Brandeis University) - abroad from 08/17/2024 to 12/14/2024 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
Gained independence, learned about what I'm looking for in post-grad
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
No dining hall, just food stipend. But the stipend was generous and it was fun to cook |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Easier since most people speak English and are friendly |
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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) |
I was able to make stipend last entire semester, spent none of my own money on groceries. Depends on if you use the stipend to buy alcohol though. |
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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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How expensive Copenhagen is and how much traveling around from Copenhagen would be |
