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Study Abroad
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Did a semester in Denmark. Loved it so much I ended up going back to Denmark and working for the program for a while.
My experience was that I lived with a host family, commuted 45min into the city for class, got drunk with my professors, argued politics/arts/what the best beer is with Danes, etc and overall had a good experience.
It all depends on you whether you make the experience worthwhile or not. I saw many people who only hung out with people from their school (some schools had 20+ students there from the same major), or with other Americans, or just stayed home all the time (on ATOT perhaps?), which is kind of sad. Certain things will be slightly or really uncomfortable, like going to a party where everyone is speaking in a language you don't understand, but if you wanted comfortable you could stay at home in bed all day.
My experience was that I lived with a host family, commuted 45min into the city for class, got drunk with my professors, argued politics/arts/what the best beer is with Danes, etc and overall had a good experience.
It all depends on you whether you make the experience worthwhile or not. I saw many people who only hung out with people from their school (some schools had 20+ students there from the same major), or with other Americans, or just stayed home all the time (on ATOT perhaps?), which is kind of sad. Certain things will be slightly or really uncomfortable, like going to a party where everyone is speaking in a language you don't understand, but if you wanted comfortable you could stay at home in bed all day.
denmark here also at DTU, north east of copenhagen. i loved it and did a ton of traveling. flew everywhere becuase i had the funds and traveled last minute most of the time. visited zurich, amsterdam, southern spain, london, rome, munich, athens, mykonos, santorini, oslo, western sweden and most of denmark. i wouldnt trade any dollar amount for the experience. send me a pm if you have any questions!
my host family wasnt great, an older couple that lived very far from school, but i met lots of people and tried to get everything i could out of it. whatever you budget, have at least that much also saved up incase you need it. in my opinion, this is a once in a lifetime experience, and dont let money get in the way of doing everything that is avaliable to you
my host family wasnt great, an older couple that lived very far from school, but i met lots of people and tried to get everything i could out of it. whatever you budget, have at least that much also saved up incase you need it. in my opinion, this is a once in a lifetime experience, and dont let money get in the way of doing everything that is avaliable to you
Denmarks International Study Program Everyone calls it DIS. A couple months earlier and you would have seen me on the IT page😉
We had about 350 students a semester, about 300 Americans, 10-20 Chinese students, some Russians etc. It was mostly American though.
They take care of pretty much everything, visa, insurance, housing, commuting, study tours, scheduling and registering (classes were at different universities throughout Copenhagen), etc so all you basically had to do was buy a plane ticket. Which is good for some people, others like to have less structure/more freedom and do the typical college exchange program where you take care of everything (housing can be a real pain to deal with, I ended up homeless on my supervisor's couch a couple times when I was working there).
Everyone pretty much speaks good English, it's actually hard to practice Danish since they all want to practice their English with you and not deal with your broken English.
btw nightlife there is unbelievable, midnight is early, most bars and clubs are open until 5am or even 10am:Q
Went to Seville, Spain. It was awesome. Basically what we did was goto school from 9AM-1PM and then from 4PM-7PM. During the week we would go to discotecas or bars and hang out. On the weekends we went to excursions in other cities like Cadiz. Was a really fun time.
Was a great break for me since I was used to working and going to school at the same time.
Was a great break for me since I was used to working and going to school at the same time.
I went to London for a semester. My university in the US had a school over there. There were no additional fees assuming you got accepted into the program - they paid for round trip airfare, and your regular tuition was the same as whatever it would have been if you had stayed in the US that semester. Financial aid carried over as well.
They also gave each of us $70/week to cover food and other household supplies, but London is extremely expensive so that really didn't cover it. Unless you don't mind experiencing London from your flat window, I recommend bringing a hefty chunk of change. Although travel is comparatively cheap over there (you can find flights from London to other major European cities for as low as $20 or so) the little things like cover fees, drinks, food, tube/bus passes, admission costs to tourist attractions, souvenirs, travel, etc. really start to add up quickly. Granted you don't have to go to the most expensive clubs, you don't have to buy lots of drinks at the bar, etc, but overall it's still a very expensive city to live in.
Having said that I had a lot of fun over there and thought it was a very worthwhile experience.
Obviously a lot of what I said may not be applicable depending on what school is sponsoring the program adn where you go to study.
We were also given two 1-week breaks to travel.
They also gave each of us $70/week to cover food and other household supplies, but London is extremely expensive so that really didn't cover it. Unless you don't mind experiencing London from your flat window, I recommend bringing a hefty chunk of change. Although travel is comparatively cheap over there (you can find flights from London to other major European cities for as low as $20 or so) the little things like cover fees, drinks, food, tube/bus passes, admission costs to tourist attractions, souvenirs, travel, etc. really start to add up quickly. Granted you don't have to go to the most expensive clubs, you don't have to buy lots of drinks at the bar, etc, but overall it's still a very expensive city to live in.
Having said that I had a lot of fun over there and thought it was a very worthwhile experience.
Obviously a lot of what I said may not be applicable depending on what school is sponsoring the program adn where you go to study.
We were also given two 1-week breaks to travel.
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Going abroad is the best thing you can do in college, hands down.
Edit: I spent a semester + a summer in Berlin, Germany.
I did the spend a college semester program in Japan for three and a half months. If I had to do it again, I would travel about three weeks in about five different countries to experience the culture and life there. After about one month in Japan, things got boring and most of us wished that we were someplace else or doing something different.
did a summer in tokyo, japan
santa clara school of law -> waseda host
good times, good experiences, but it wasn't my first time in tokyo. studying abroad is a lot of fun, and it helps you realize that there ARE in fact people that live very differently yet similarly to the way you do.
nothing wrong with becomming more cultured. i would definately recommend studying abroad.
santa clara school of law -> waseda host
good times, good experiences, but it wasn't my first time in tokyo. studying abroad is a lot of fun, and it helps you realize that there ARE in fact people that live very differently yet similarly to the way you do.
nothing wrong with becomming more cultured. i would definately recommend studying abroad.
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