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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any one attending GISW this year who does not speak German at home?  Anyone graduated, non-native, and attended University in Europe?[/quote]

My husband is German and I have been watching this school get trashed on the forums for years, so not sure what we will do if we are in DC when little one starts school. What I can say about higher education in Germany is this: there is an excellent system designed to bring non native speakers up to a level where they can complete university degrees successfully. If you only want your kid to go to college in Germany, I'd do excellent local public school, Saturday school, summer camps in Germany at the big boarding schools that have immersion, and maybe a high school year abroad through AFS or something. As long as your kid scores 3 or above on AP tests in the subject he wants to study in college, and is willing to spend a year learning German at Studienkolleg, you don't need to spend the money on German school... The extra "foundation year" means kid will get a degree in 4 years instead of 3, but that's what would have happened in the US anyway. [/quote]

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