The Best 4 Months of My Life in Copenhagen! February 07, 2022
By user014938 (Neuroscience, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/20/2021 to 12/17/2021 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned how valuable traveling is to developing one's independence, character, and new interests. There is so much to be learned from new places and the people you'll meet there. Every single cliché things you hear about the value of traveling is true.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The professors were incredibly well-versed in their respective subjects and my favorite classes were heavily discussion-based. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
DIS did a phenomenal job of organizing everything from housing to classes to activities and providing support. |
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I felt incredibly safe. |
| 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 |
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| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Definitely take Danish Language and Culture, it really helps with better understanding Danish culture (and navigating the grocery stores). |
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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? | Consider staying for a full year! |
Individual Course Reviews
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Neuroimaging of the Disordered Brain |
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| Instructor: | Julian Macoveanu |
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Danish Language and Culture |
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| Instructor: | Nina Benedikte Honoré Lahav |
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Psychopharmacology |
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| Instructor: | Jesper Tobias Andreasen |
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Ethical and Scientific Legacy of the Nazi Medical Crimes |
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| Instructor: | Torben Jørgensen |
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| Comments: | This was one of the best classes I've ever taken - I cannot overstate that. Torben is an incredible professor and I wish I could take another class with him. |
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Social Brain: Neuropsychology of Social Behaviors |
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| Instructor: | Claudia Carrara-Augustenborg |
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