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[quote=Anonymous]Lots more independence. When DH (a German born and raised) graduated from his university 15 years ago he had to produce slips from all the classes he had taken and had signed by the profs proving he'd passed them and was thus eligible for graduation, as they expected the students to keep track of that themselves. No advisors like US colleges have, keeping an eye on students to make sure they get all their classes in and graduate on time, office hours where students get one-on-one tutoring and support from professors - they're expected to be adults and handle it all themselves while the profs mostly stay aloof. There is also nothing in the way of (college-focused) sports, or Greek life.

DH now is himself a tenured prof here in the US and spent the first few years amazed at how American college students are treated like children and their helicopter parents are always complaining to the deans and provosts about bad grades (and, unfortunately, often succeeding in getting them changed). Tailgating culture is also completely alien and weird to him.

I think your DC could have a experience, it'll just be different and it's possibly best for those who are already pretty responsible. If your DC is seriously considering going to a different, non-English-speaking (acknowledging that most of them speak it pretty fluently, especially in the former West German cities) country for college s/he probably already fits this bill, though - that's a brave move! Germany's an awesome country and I think your DC would come out of the experience with an excellent education and likely more maturity than the average American university grad.[/quote]

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