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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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)[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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