Experience with applying to universities in Germany

[Anonymous]

FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

[Anonymous]

German embassy might be able to refer you to local people

[Anonymous]

German universities will be in DC at the Goethe Institute on October 12th:
https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/wsh/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21124183

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

Does he have proof of his German language ability? If not, he will need to pass exams first. How do you know he is decent if you are not German? (not trying to be snarky, I'm German and I've heard a lot of poor German over the years--it's a tough language to learn)

[Anonymous]

I’ve heard that depending on area of study, much of the coursework at German universities could be taught in English.

[Anonymous]

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32821678

Here’s the article I based previous comment on

[Anonymous]

I'm going to be applying to grad school in Germany for entry next fall so I'll be watching this thread.

[Anonymous]

2307 - the programs I'm applying to are fully taught in English though. It seems German ability is more of an issue at the UG level

[Anonymous]

I think it’s harder than in the US to get in. My SIL speaks excellent German, had good scores, etc., but couldn’t get into grad school. Not sure about undergrad.

[Anonymous]

This website has the requirements. there are minimums for GPA and test scores.

https://www.daad.de/deutschland/nach-deutschland/voraussetzungen/en/57293-daad-database-on-admission-requirements/?id=15&ebene=2

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

Does he have proof of his German language ability? If not, he will need to pass exams first. How do you know he is decent if you are not German? (not trying to be snarky, I'm German and I've heard a lot of poor German over the years--it's a tough language to learn)

Here's a website that talks about German universities' German language proficiency requirements:

https://www.studying-in-germany.org/proof-of-language-proficiency-german-english/

I think one challenge is that Germany is pretty big, and Germans are used to being able to speak in German. It might be easier to go to college in a smaller country, like the Netherlands, where people assume they have to know English to survive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

Does he have proof of his German language ability? If not, he will need to pass exams first. How do you know he is decent if you are not German? (not trying to be snarky, I'm German and I've heard a lot of poor German over the years--it's a tough language to learn)

Here's a website that talks about German universities' German language proficiency requirements:

https://www.studying-in-germany.org/proof-of-language-proficiency-german-english/

I think one challenge is that Germany is pretty big, and Germans are used to being able to speak in German. It might be easier to go to college in a smaller country, like the Netherlands, where people assume they have to know English to survive.

No, educated Germans speak better English than you do. All over Germany.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

Does he have proof of his German language ability? If not, he will need to pass exams first. How do you know he is decent if you are not German? (not trying to be snarky, I'm German and I've heard a lot of poor German over the years--it's a tough language to learn)

Here's a website that talks about German universities' German language proficiency requirements:

https://www.studying-in-germany.org/proof-of-language-proficiency-german-english/

I think one challenge is that Germany is pretty big, and Germans are used to being able to speak in German. It might be easier to go to college in a smaller country, like the Netherlands, where people assume they have to know English to survive.

Why would the Dutch need to know English to survive? It seems a very odd thing to say.

Germans, especially in the university settings, tend to be fluent in English. I've only visited Germany as a tourist but spent most of my time in non-touristy areas and got by perfectly well. You'd probably be surprised. Anyone going to Germany should learn basic every day German and should be able to pick it up but a lack of German wouldn't prevent me from moving to Germany.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

Does he have proof of his German language ability? If not, he will need to pass exams first. How do you know he is decent if you are not German? (not trying to be snarky, I'm German and I've heard a lot of poor German over the years--it's a tough language to learn)

Here's a website that talks about German universities' German language proficiency requirements:

https://www.studying-in-germany.org/proof-of-language-proficiency-german-english/

I think one challenge is that Germany is pretty big, and Germans are used to being able to speak in German. It might be easier to go to college in a smaller country, like the Netherlands, where people assume they have to know English to survive.

No, educated Germans speak better English than you do. All over Germany.

So sensitive and aggressive.

You must be American.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS senior thinking about going to college in Germany. What is your experience with the application process?

He is self taught and is decent with reading and speaking German.

Does he have proof of his German language ability? If not, he will need to pass exams first. How do you know he is decent if you are not German? (not trying to be snarky, I'm German and I've heard a lot of poor German over the years--it's a tough language to learn)

Here's a website that talks about German universities' German language proficiency requirements:

https://www.studying-in-germany.org/proof-of-language-proficiency-german-english/

I think one challenge is that Germany is pretty big, and Germans are used to being able to speak in German. It might be easier to go to college in a smaller country, like the Netherlands, where people assume they have to know English to survive.

Why would the Dutch need to know English to survive? It seems a very odd thing to say.

Germans, especially in the university settings, tend to be fluent in English. I've only visited Germany as a tourist but spent most of my time in non-touristy areas and got by perfectly well. You'd probably be surprised. Anyone going to Germany should learn basic every day German and should be able to pick it up but a lack of German wouldn't prevent me from moving to Germany.

The Netherlands is small, and it generally runs American TV shows with the original audio plus dubbing.

In Germany, English-language TV shows tend to be dubbed.

Because of the lack of dubbing in the Netherlands, even children and poorly educated people there know English. It's hard for English schools speakers to learn Dutch there, because everyone will switch to English.