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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

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3.83 / 5 based on 898 reviews
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EmiliaGagiu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
GO TO JAZZ IN COPENHAGEN!!!!!!!! wonderful!! Fx: "Happy Jazz" and "La Fontaine" Vega was great as a disco, Tuesday nights at the Kaelderbar at DTU were ALWAYS full of exciting stuff, and DEFINITELY go ice-skating in Copenhagen in the winter.
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EmiliaGagiu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
I loved my landlady!!! AND the location was RIGHT across the street from school. The bus stop was RIGHT in front of my house, very close to the center of town...PERFECT :-)
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
For me it was great...but I saw MANY others who had to move around WAY too often...
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EmiliaGagiu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In Denmark EVERYone over the age of 10 and under the age of 85 knew English so instead of getting an opportunity to practice my Danish, all the local people wanted to practice their ENGLISH on me...
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EmiliaGagiu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings<br> Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Taxes in Denmark are ridiculously high...
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Look into long-term passes for transportation. Buy a bike. that would be even cheaper than public transportation.
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EmiliaGagiu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Because my home university was just for "undergraduates" while DTU only had a combined undergraduate/graduate program, I made a mistake in choosing some of my classes because I ended up taking courses that were WAY beyond my level but it really could not have been avoided; the set-up up highschool vs. Danish gymnasium and then university is quite different in the two schools/nations.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Make sure you don't goof off during the semester since there's only ONE exam (for most classes) at the end of the course...
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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EmiliaGagiu
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I would have known how to use the public transportation ahead of time.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
1
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
GREATLY!! I looooved Denmark, it's people, the school... except for tiny complaints here and there (which EVERYone will have about ANYthing), it was WONDERFUL! ...I'm going back in 7 months! haha!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
1
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Look in the newspaper "Politiken" on Tuesdays. GREAT traveling opportunities (really cheap!) are offered.
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