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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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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Luke S. (Biology, Providence College) on January 10, 2012
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-08-20 |
| * End Date: | 2011-12-17 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Very interesting course choices, lots to choose from, a good amount of work but definitely manageable. Grades usually dependent upon tests, papers, and participation. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Generally very accessible and knowledgable. |
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| * Food: |
Living in a kollegium, I had to do my own food shopping, which was difficult sometimes, especially because everything is in Danish but you get used to it. The program study tours provide tons of food and accomodate for vegetarians though, so eat up on the trips. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Lots of opportunity for social involvement, the study tours provide a lot, and there is plenty to do on your own as well. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Very safe! Hard to contact doctors though |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Providence College prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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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? | Budget your food money! |
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A Look Back
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| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Do it, its awesome |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Very worthwhile - gave a different perspective on politics, health systems, government, history, and life in general. |