Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

The break I needed to learn and grow in a new environment! Past Review

By (Trinity University) - abroad from 01/12/2018 to 05/12/2018 with

DIS Copenhagen: Semester

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
What I learned was more applicable to myself than school. It helped me grow, it was priceless.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 1 month - 6 months

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I loved the large amount of hands on and experiential learning that was incorporated into this program.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Everyone at DIS was very helpful and willing to accommodate needs.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Stay in a kollegium, then you get to be with Danes and Americans, it's the best of both worlds.

* Food:

expensive but fantastic

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

live with danes, its the only way to get to know them. they extremely closed off and keep to themselves otherwise.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

N/A

* Safety:

I always felt extremely safe wherever I was in Copenhagen.

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

I loved the environment and amazing friends I made abroad, I would do it again in a heartbeat.

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)

It is crazy expensive, be ready.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Local Students
  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • the city
  • the people
* What could be improved?
  • food not being hella expensive
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Not everyday will be a picturesque vacation, some days are hard and lonely. But looking back the good days out shadowed the bad ones by far.

Reasons For Studying Abroad

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The Outright Urbanite
A 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.