A relaxing, exciting four months! January 30, 2025
By A student (Environmental Science, Wellesley College) - abroad from 08/16/2024 to 12/14/2024 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I gained experience with solo travel, taking coursework in my field of interest, and exploring a new city on my own.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Not very rigorous, but the content of my classes was very interesting! |
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* Housing:
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We cooked for ourselves, with a provided grocery stipend. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save up beforehand! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | That I needed to save more money to get the most out of my experience, and that I would mostly interact with other American students. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Polar Biology |
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| Instructor: | Jannik Hansen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Class traveled to Iceland to study the polar adaptations of flora and fauna. We were assessed via papers, presentations, and exams. |
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