Best Semester of my life August 04, 2025
By A student (Neuroscience, Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/10/2025 to 05/10/2025 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
I got to meet a lot of different people from so many backgrounds. Additionally, with DIS I got to opportunity to travel to Germany with my class, and this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I feel like I also got a lot of experiential learning from this program.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Academically challenging but not as academically rigorous as classes at Brandeis |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Very easy to integrate |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
Never felt as safe as I did in Copenhagen. Felt safe walking alone at night, taking the metro alone at night, etc. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
DIS Copenhagen was the best semester of my life. I got to meet so many people and learn about neuroscience in ways that are different from my home situation. |
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) |
Copenhagen is a very expensive city, but DIS provides a grocery stipend and pays for the metro |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | If you want to save money, I would limit the amount that you eat out/get coffee out, etc. |
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 |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish that I had rented a bike at the beginning of the semester because it is really easy to pick up how to ride a bike in Copenhagen. |
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. |
