Unique August 13, 2024
By A student (Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/18/2024 to 05/10/2024 with
DIS Stockholm Semester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I grew as a person and I learned how to be independent. It was very worthwhile
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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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
Sweden is in Europe so it's easy to travel to different locations, and I liked the culture and the safety a lot |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $300 |
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? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Order coffees and make small talk with locals in the language |
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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| 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? | Expect to spend twice the amount of money you were previously planning on |
Individual Course Reviews
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Behavioral Economics |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Lars Erik |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was an interesting and challenging course. We had a good amount of field trips that were engaging and facilitated my learning. The teacher was in the finance field and had been for many years. I participated more than I usually do at Middlebury. I was assessed via homework and papers. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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