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copenhagen is awesome

Program Information

Copenhagen as your home, Europe as your classroom

Enhance your major, engage and immerse, broaden your horizons, and acquire valuable cross-cultural skills with other motivated, curious, and energetic students from American universities.

Academically Challenging Courses Taught in English

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Provider: DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad
Location(s): Copenhagen, Denmark
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Review By:

Allison G. (Architecture, Washington University in Saint Louis) on December 20, 2011

Overall Rating

Personal Information

* Start Date: 2011-08-20
* End Date: 2011-12-20
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* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

pretty easy to get used to

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

they were very helpful

* Housing:

Kollegium- The location was alright, but there were problems with internet and it was hard to meet some of the other international students in building

* Food:

the food's great- just really expensive

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

traveling throughout the city

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

i felt safe at all times of day and night

* Home Institution Advising:

How well did Washington University in Saint Louis prepare and support you for your time abroad?

Finances

* 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)

Language

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Other
* Who did you live with?

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  • Local Students
  • International Students
  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • people
  • academics
  • professors
* What could be improved?
  • more connections with danes
* If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? Yes
* What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? YES YES YES