Great experience, lovely country, would go back in a heartbeat! Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/17/2019 to 12/14/2020 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
Learned so so much! Pushed myself beyond what I thought was possible
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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we had to make own food, but did get equivalent $600 USD stipend for groceries |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Yes but would not have taken my terrorism course. it caused extreme anxiety and there were few resources for this mental health toll. Other than that the program was amazing and very supportive |
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? | probably over $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? | 0 |
Other Program Information
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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? | wish I had planned trips earlier, although the program doesn't encourage it, it would have saved me a lot of money |
Individual Course Reviews
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Shadow Wars: Fake News & Hybrid Warfare |
| Course Department: | Poly Sci |
| Instructor: | Martin Cleemann Rasmussen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Professor was amazing, favorite course/professor at DIS, amazing teacher that believed in students and taught engaging & challenging content. Very happy with this course |
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