Copenhagen as my home, Europe as my classroom Past Review
By A student (Neuroscience, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/15/2014 to 12/14/2014 with
DIS Summer in Scandinavia
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
New perspectives, close Danish friends. It was very worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your 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) |
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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? | 200 |
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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? | Branch out early on. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Psychopharmacology |
| Course Department: | Neuroscience |
| Instructor: | Jesper Anderson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Yes! |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Neuroscience of Fear |
| Course Department: | Neuroscience |
| Instructor: | Bettina Hornboll |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not very focused, the teacher was not as strong as I'd hoped. She was very intelligent but not great at teaching. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Holocaust and Genocide |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Torben |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Amazing class, story-telling style. Torben is very knowledgable. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Danish Language and Culture |
| Course Department: | Danish |
| Instructor: | Nina Lahov |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great class, good balance of language and culture. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Strategies for Urban Livability |
| Course Department: | Urban Planning |
| Instructor: | Bianca L |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Amazing course, fantastic instruction, 'out of the box' learning |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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