How is university student life in Germany like?
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I didn't go to university there but I visited alot of friends while they were studying there.  I just remember the parties great parties.  Oh I did go to some lectures booooorrrrriiiinnggg!
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I'm in Germany now...I love Trier, Kaiserslauturn, the church in the rocks in Idar-Oberstein, the FOOD, kristallweisen, the people are so awesome...\nOf course, my poor husband can't experience Germany as a single soldier, lol, but we have fun anyway.  We're not encumbered by kids...even though nearly all our friends have them.\nI love it here.  I don't ever want to leave.  Right now it's cloudy, I think it rained this morning...but the last four days were GORGEOUS.  In the 60s-70s, sunny...\nEverything is so green here.  I'm from Washington State (Evergreen state, lol) and it can't even come close to being as green as it is here.\nI'm in Baumholder, about 30 minutes from Ramstein.
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I was an exchange student and spent six months in Germany through the organization AFS. I actually ended up going everywhere because my family was so cool. We went to Austria everyweekend to ski, Rome for a week during fall break, and die Schweiz for a night. My favorite part was the traveling and getting to see the country, get to know and love the people there, the food, the culture, and of course German parties.
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try www.daad.de The German Academic Exchange Service. They have guidelines for study in Germany. You need good grades, a plan of study, and good German skills.
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My husband is in the Army.We have been in Germany for 4 years.We are stationed in Vilseck.The housing is nice.The drivers exam is a pain.The food is excellent.The exchange rate blows.I could give you more info if i knew what part of Germany?Family members?Pets?Lemme know if i can help.
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Of course a good career. You need to workd hard,study hard, and travel a lots to grab experiences as much as you can. If you want to study in Germany, the 1st important thing is your German Language proficiency. Second one is your qualifications, Germany do accept wide range of qualifications but the familiar ones is A-Levels Germany where you need to attemptall the questions in German.\n\nIf everything is done and ready... You should consult with your Ministry of Education or Embassy Office. To get details informations about the institutions, you could explore the Net or contact with Germany Embassy in your country. Good Luck.\n\nNB: I would like to recommend you Switzerland or France instead of Germany.
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Germany is much cleaner than the UK. Also living costs in Germany are lower. The German way of life is much more relaxed than the British way and the people are friendlier. German public transport is probably the best in the world. Deutsche Bahn operates by far the best rail network I have ever seen anywhere in the world, never mind the UK.\nIch sehne mich sehr danach, in Deutschland zu leben.
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My mother has taken up the courses of the University of Economic Studies, became an economist and now she is Head of a Department of the local Financial Administration. Even if she earns a medium salary , it's not a job that would tempt me, although my interests are centered on the field of economics. Therefore I have chosen to study business at a university in Germany as it will really put all my abilities to test, meaning both computer science and maths, humanities and a fair share of economics. There is much more to economics than we learn during high school where we hardly manage to gain an insight into macro and microeconomics. There are a lot of specializations that you could choose such as: accounting, finance, management, marketing, banking and so on and the career prospects are as varied as the possible majors are. I would like to become head of a department in a multinational company and to travel around the world. while someone else could choose to become an accountant, a consultant, an analyst, a manager and the list can go on. The field of economics is, without a doubt, an area you should be familiar with if you want to produce and sell any kind of goods and that is why economy is often chosen as a major. Good luck!
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every bigger city got a university or fachhochschule...the reason why we dont have so many like you people is because germany is way smaller than the states...ever thought about it?we are not send to schools because of our abitur grade...i chose my university...but actually, i dunno if we really need jobseekers...send ur papers to some university or fachhochschulen and try...honestly i doubt since we dont have enough jobs for the people who live there lol\n\ngood luck though
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SINCE Y0U LIVE IN THE UK, HOW ABOUT GERMANY, JUST A SHORT TRIP ACROSS THE CHANNEL. RIGHT?
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I lived in Germany for four years and I absolutely loved it!  I want to go back.  Here are some stereotypes, good and bad.\n\nBAD - Many of them have type A personalities.  They ask very personal questions to almost total strangers or political questions like "what do you think about Bush".  They don't take nudity seriously - they get naked in front of anybody without any hesitation.  Because they have such type A personalities, they can be really rude, especially on the road.  They don't speak to people who they don't know.  So if you're walking down the street and you say "Guten Morgen", they'll just look at you crazy and keep walking.  The women don't mind having REALLY hairy armpits.  Some people believe that the not-so-well-off German women (the have nots) want to marry an American man so that she can get a green card.  \n\nGOOD - Food, beer.  Need I say more?  Once they know you, they are REALLY friendly.  They have almost photographic memories.  So don't try to lie to a German.  Americans tell white lies to try not to hurt someone's feelings, but Germans will call you on it.  The health care is EXCELLENT.  I had both of my babies in German hospitals and we were treated with great care.  Their villages are really clean.  They are family oriented.  The Polizei are friendly and ARE really there to protect and serve, unlike American police who are widely known to view everyone as a suspect.  I have NEVER been afraid of the Polizei.  They are healthy people.  You can see an elderly person on a bike or taking a walk in almost any village.  They are smart, especially as far as engineering.  I have never felt racial prejudice from German people, there are a small few who might not be too crazy about Americans, but they don't seem to be racist, which might be a surprise to many Americans.  Many people believe that only Germans live in Germany, but you can find people from many different races and countries in Germany.  People think that there are no Jews in Germany, since the war.  But you can find many Jews living in Germany, very happily.  Orthodox Jews, too.  They protect the environment.  EVERYONE recycles, which is not the norm in America.  They love animals.\n\nI can go on and on, but that's just some of the stereotypes that I know of.  And oh yeah, I'm an american from the south, so I was used to the southern hospitality thing.  So it was a big shock to me that when I would go to the market and say "Guten tag" to people and they wouldn't speak back.  When I learned that this was their norm, it was OK.  And then after seeing a few of the same people again, they began saying hello to me.  OH YEAH!  I absolutely LOVED the castles!  OMG!  They have such a long and beautiful history despite all of the Nazi stuff.  Many people think that most Germans have blonde hair and blue eyes, which is not true.  There are as many blondes in Germany as in any other country.
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I would like to encourage you to spend some time abroad.\n\nThe easiest way would abe a country with english as main language: canada, england, ....\n\nFor germany I enclosed a contact, I suggest you contact them. The advantage to go to Germany is: in the center of europe, easy travelling around, all german students learn english from the 4 th grade and speak some kind of english (so you would not be totally lost).
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German university websites have english pages for applicants. They explain the full process. You might have to contact the university to check if your degree is compatible, it (the paper) might need to be translated. No worry, the secretary office will answer emails in english.\nExample:\nhttp://www.lmu.de/conman/index.cfm?path=235 (University in Munich)\nhttp://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studienbewerber/index.html (University in Berlin)
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I love it.  But I go there.\n\nLots of different people, (different then what I'm used to), college town atmosphere, lots of events, lots of spirit, a "best buy", great people, helpful professors, and much more.\n\nI'd be happy to tell you more about it.
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first of all congratulations to you and your husband to your new job. i'm german, my husband is american, though i know both ways of living. in general germany isn't too different to the usa. especially around the bases the people are used to americans and speak english. you won't find a problem, if you don't speak german, so don't worry about this. the voltage regulator was already mentioned, we have 220 V instead of 110 V. if you intent to bring your own electronics, vacuum, kitchen things etc. just get one regulator for each room.\nsupermarkets, stores etc. are about the same like in the usa, maybe you find it a bit expensive though, but that's all. but on base you can shop at the commisary and they are cheap and have a good variety.\nyou will find lots of pubs in germany. don't hesitate to go out in the evening with your husband and mix with germans on the bar, the people are open, you will find friends.\nsomething popular in germany is to sit in street cafe's in pedestrian zones, i havn't found that much in usa. it's nice in the sunny summermonthes to sit and enjoy a coffee or a beer. speaking about beer, germans drink beer even during the day, even in the lunchbreak from work. you will find that astonishing. the weather is a bit to compare like maybe washington/oregon area. \ngermany is very clean, we hate if people throw trash on the streets.\nif you decide to bring a pet go to your vet in time. germany has strickt regulations like microchip and all this.\nyour kids will find special english speaking schools.\ntraffic is very regulated. just be careful on the 'autobahn', we have no speed limit and look careful before you go in the left lane, there might be a car coming with super high speed. don't drink and drive, penalties are hiiiiiiiiigh!!\nif you live this 'low carb' way...forget it. german food is rich in calories, gravy on everything, massive amounts. order a salat, if you intend to diet. dining out is very safe. our government control very strickt hyginical circumstances in restaurants. don't miss to eat bratwurst on one of the street stands, it's way better than in usa!\nthere is no dresscode, run around as you like. long pants or mini skirt or even topless on the beaches...all up to you and nobody cares.\nas everywhere in the world, crime is mainly in big cities. keep your normal sense and keep an eye on your sourroundings if you decide to run around in the middle of the night alone in a big city. \nwe lock our doors, but in general there isn't too much to worry about.\nalcoholic beverages are not sold at special liquor stores, you find them in every supermarket, same with cigarettes.\nyou will find supplies for all your hobbies you might have, like knitting, sewing or whatever, same like in the usa.\nand last but not least: the trainsystem is great, use it! you can reach every city at every time of the day by train. it's cheaper then gas for your car quiet often and the trains are nice and on time. make daytrips to other cities on the weekend and explore the country. if you have trouble reading the timetables go to the counter and just ask. tickets for short connections are sold over machines, you will find them a bit difficult at the beginning, ask somebody standing next to you, they will help you. longer trips are sold at the counters. buses serve the rural areas on sceduled timetables which hang on the busstations. taxis are quiet expensive, something luxury for the weekend, when you want to go to a pub and drink some. you don't wave them down. they wait at special taxi stands or you order them by phone. if you are in a pub or restaurant just ask the bartender, he order one for you.\naaaah, one more thing..bring adapters for your electronics from usa. we have in europe different plug ins and its not easy to find them in germany unless maybe you find them at the commissary.\nhave a fun stay in germany. i live right now with my hu
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in NED and Belgium\n\nthey r gov subsidized\nso u pay very cheap\n\nin Germany till few years ago.\nITS FREE!!\n\n++ in Ned and Belgium \nfor international students they only  pay like 3000 euros/year for the school tuition. I know this about a year ago when I got promoted by a educational agency from there.\nThey also have Univ that teach in ENglish.\n\nIn England its very expensive , because of the Poundsterling\nbut u can get a bachelor in 3 years, and Masters+1 year
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It is really nice.  But you can spend plenty of money there.  I went with my school when i was in school, it is a lot better to go with a few friends and family on a weekend.  There is a lot of things there that they have on school days.