FREDERIK LYNDRUP PETERSEN

Upon concluding my upper secondary degree, I knew three things:

1) I wanted to study in English

2) I wanted to study something with a large international scope

3) I wanted to study alongside likeminded ambitious people from all over the world

From what I had heard, IB fulfilled all of the above criteria, and so I put this as my #1 priority.

Being a very down to earth person living in a small village with around 300 people, I was very concerned about being a part of the social life on IB, as I expected a large part of the students to be from the Copenhagen area. I soon came to realize that we are all new to the university life and being social is just the same here as anywhere else.

The IB program is quarter structured. This means that the teaching is very intense and in no way the same as what I had previously experienced. For some, adapting to this takes time, but it is important to remember that we are all in the same boat.

The fact that the teachers come from all around the world really emphasizes the international aspect of the program. So far, the lecturers have been from Germany, Italy, Belgium, Argentina, India, Sweden, Iceland, and of course Denmark. They have all had their own unique way of implementing their very different professional backgrounds into their teaching.

Despite the somewhat lower amount of lectures in the IB program compared to some other programs, the syllabus is by no means any shorter, thus requiring a large degree of self-discipline in reading and preparing for courses.