Life Changing Past Review
By A student (Wheaton College, MA) - abroad from 05/24/2016 to 06/11/2016 with
DIS Summer in Scandinavia
I learned to be more independent and to become brave, when it comes to navigating unfamiliar places.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I would like to have a more face to face meeting with the administration and also a longer orientation because I felt that everything was rushed. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I really wish that there was a wellness dorm, substance free, meaning a dorm for students, who were not into drugs or drinking. It was difficult for me to meet other students like me in my dorm. Also, I was frustrated with the amount of drinking and partying that was happening in my dorm. |
| * Food: |
Food was excellent for the most part, but I do wish that the food stores had more frozen food available. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I had a difficult time fitting into Denmark's drinking culture because I am a non-drinker, and it was harder for me to find people like me. Meaning people, who were not into drinking. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I was able to access to counseling within a day's notice. |
| * Safety: |
Copenhagen is an extremely safe city, and I was not worry. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I would definitely choose the same program, but I would like to see some changes like implementing a wellness-dorm. It would make my experience more worth while, if I had other students like me. |
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) |
The currency rate for the US dollar to the Danish kroner was really low, and I struggled to live on a student's budget. The big downside for me was the cost of food because I found food to be very expensive. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $400 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The kind of environment that I was going into because I came from a tiny liberal arts college, and I had no idea what anything was like outside of my tiny college. I wish I knew more about the type of students that DIS has. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
Individual Course Reviews
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Children with Special Needs |
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| Instructor: | Kari Gustafson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course was thought provoking and challenging. The mini two day practicums were my major highlights of the course. I enjoyed being able to spend a day working and teaching children. |
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