Another thing is student life: there might be less feeling of community or belonging to a university, because universities may spread around different parts of a city or town, and people may just disappear into their private lives after lectures. You need to be very active to look for activities or organise on your own. In general, there is less/non-existent "campus life" and more about your private circle of friends.

Interesting that speaking German is the elephant in the room . Glad you brought it up . I could not agree more . Without German , even if they do English speaking degrees , which is where many foreigners gravitate to , the options for decent job opportunities will become limited . Reminds me why I’m currently learning German .

if you are going to study in Germany be prepared to learn German, regardless if your studies will be in English or any other language. German is a must in Germany... (more jobs opportunities, build your network, meet local people and so on}

going to a foreign country and not willing to learn the local language voluntarily baffles me everytime. Here in germany, but especially when i did my erasmus semester in Italy, what do you expect?Youre missing out on a huge part of the culture and a big part of making friends with the local inhabitants, the ones being able to help you the most!

What people don't understand about the german university system: it's a fight for survival and not by accident. You have to pursue your education on your own. You're an adult and you have to take responsibility for your education, life and decisions. The motto is : if you can make it there, you make it anywhere. It's you against the system.There are some students ( good ones in fact) who wouldn't want it any other way.If you succeed, you know your limits, capabilities and you have achieved a lot.😊

About academic diffculty: it varies from universities, but technical subjects like engineering or applied sciences can sometimes be "overly theoretical" and come at a shock for some students. I know friends from my masters in Munich who struggled or even dropped-out for failing a course twice. This is because students come from different academic backgrounds in different countries, some of which might be more hands-on or have different focus. The key is to "fail early" and look for a new program/university that suits you better, so that you don't waste time struggling. Not everyone needs those obscure theories in real world jobs or asipire to become a researcher/professor.

I go to university in a small town in Saxony and we have over 40% international students. Most German students are used to having to communicate in English in bigger groups. Lectures are still mostly in German though and I just had a seminar today with about half of the students being international and while they mostly understood everything and participated in German because of their limited vocabulary the pace was so slow that the German students got quite bored. I think while participating in student life can work very well when you know only a little bit of German, you need to know much more to be able to follow lectures and participate in seminars.

Thank you so much! I love how you give so many resources for free. One of the best persons to follow if you are planning for Germany!

German Internet actually got pretty good, just compare it to the US and Canada just stay away from O2.

Germany starter kit course is superb.Thanks a lot for updating us.sending love ❤️

So I study at RWTH Aachen which is said to be one of the most difficult universities in Germany. And yeah it's challenging but you definitely learn a lot and the exam periods are stressful but it's also important for life to know how to deal with stress.

Lets gooooo❤ so helpful!

Your videos really helped me alot when I was applying for a visa Thank you so much and keep up the good work!❤

Love you bro, great as always❤

Thanks for that free Starter Kit Course, it's very helpful

this is so helpful! thank you :)

This was really interesting. I am from Switzerland and must admit that it's a big advantage to speak German in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Thank you.

Thanks for KIT course ❤

This is it mate! 1m for sure ❤

1. University Demand (note to myself : different system, need to adapt) 2. Train 3. Internet Speed

Taking the trouble to make this and other videos and providing all this useful information is very generous of you! Thanks!

I was expecting bad suff - instead my guy just reinforced the value of the "Made in Germany" tag really well. And yes. I'm a German :D I studied economics at a foreign distance university - which has NO classes at all. Just lots and lots of scripts and some fixed exams at the end of the semester. lol. Everything else is up to you. In the first semesters, more than 50% are failing (also I struggled A LOT) - and from those who succeed, the arithmic average is a 3.8

You are so hardworking! Thanks for all this info!

Great video. Thank you so much.

This guy is the best❤,the course is so rich of informations

As an Indian, the train thing isn't a problem for me 😅😅

Great video blud 👍 , I have a question. I used the DAAD web to check if my high school certificate meets the requirement of studying in Germany but unfortunately it does not. But I saw something talking about getting certain grades and getting accepted and that info is contradicting.

I speak swiss german and germans make fun of me. I guess they really expect from me to speak only in high german 😅

Bro when will you post your video on ausbildung By the way great work ❤❤

4:47 . Taking advantage of the free education that is funded by the citizen's tax money and asking where is the tax money going? LoL

The thing that went wrong with the DB was the partial privatisation. It´s basically the worst of private and gouvernment owned.

Facts on 💯“You’ve to be Beast and You’ve to Perform “ 😂😂 Nice Video

Every coin has two sides but you explained this worse side in a very informative way. The production quality has improved so so much.

It is exactly the same as in France, aside from the fact thet in frace there is also "classes préparatoires" which is inimaginable work 😅

Just because Germans are known for punctuality, they make it such a big deal if the trains don't fullfill their demands. In other countries nobody would worry about a delayed train, they simply don't have such high expectations. At UCLA you have no public transport and need a car. In munich you have public transport, but it's only 90% perfect. The difference is the expectation.

Nice video

Signing up sim card was not that difficult if you follow the instructions also the customer service during Video call to confirm id spoke fluent English. It took sometime but i got my Deutsch handy nummer fine.😊

Hey Max I wanted to ask you something. I am pretty sure you came and did a Studienkolleg first(btw I watched that video too, it was great). Since you said you did computer science it would be the T-kurs. So to my question. Do you need any other stuff other than the Goethe or TestDaF Zertifikat to be accepted for the Aufnahme Test for the Studienkolleg for example: certificates on IT-courses, for computer science, Artificial intelligence or Coding let's say. Do they look at stuff like that that my CV is fuller and that I did a lot of online courses. I would be really happy if you would answer 😁😁

hi, if I study bachelor of art(international business), , can I go to master of science (international business to) or not? or is there any certain rule in germany, ? thank you so much,

A deep understanding of what you study is part of the "ugly part"? Lol ... no words ...

Max, What font did you use for the guide book, It looks amazing

Also important to mention: the situation with apartments. They're so expensive and difficult to find, especially in big cities. The bank system is weird and complicated, I had to wait 2 weeks to open up a card, because at first you have to make a Termin(appointment) with the bank, then you have to wait for your username and password to come in a mail, all separately. Germans love paying in cash, so sometimes you cannot pay with a card, but the situation improved, I guess, now a lot of large shops accept even Google Pay. In general, almost everything is per post and bureaucratic, but I find that you can somewhat adapt to it.

You imparted great knowledge in terms of studying in Germany. Can you please guide which course to take to learn German? Please guide with some handy books of reference from Kindergarten level

Ich hab mir deine ganze Geschichte bis zum Ende angeschaut und es war auch ganz toll was du da erzählt hast. Von deiner Aussprache abgesehen klingt dein Englisch nicht wie die typischen anderen Deutsche. In welcher Stadt wohnst du? Wie lange bist du schon in DE? Ich bin eigentlich Koreaner und wohne in China seit 25 Jahren. 名前から見ると日本人かなと思われますがたったの英語の話し方から判断するとそうでもない感じもしますし...

I have found your channel recently and I want to say it is amazing .you say all the information straight and amazingly ,yet I have a question with the application procedures. Now i am a 17-year old boy .I look forward to applying to (Studienkolleg) next year and now I am finishing my high school (Abitur) . There is this problem that I will get my certificate at the end of July but the application time will have finished by then ,so can I apply with all documents that I have like b2 German certificate and the other stuff,and I will upload my high-school certificate as soon as I get it ?, just in order not to miss a semester . Sorry for my bad English Danke im Voraus

Concerning exams: every subject has their own way of handling this. When you study humanities it can happen that you will not take a single exam in your whole stay at university and you will only write term papers. Also signing up for those can be handled quite differently from subject to subject. For example where I study you will not be registered for the term paper until you hand it in and the prof updates your grade. Also the deadline of these papers is often up for discussion with your prof. But I would recommend checking in with your seniors and ask how it is handled at your faculty. Sadly most of the "Fachspezifischen Bestimmungen" and "Prüfungsordnungen" are not translated.

The Internet even differs in the same city or neighborhood. Sometimes in your house the internet sucks while your neighbor is 100% fine. Also what you described is not true for any university course. In my field of study you can’t just go on holiday during semester, you have to give talks, work together with other students, do internships etc. So there is not 1 phase with exams but the whole semester (including the time without lectures) there are exams from time to time. Sometimes very spontaneously so you can’t even plan beforehand.

Hey max i wanted to know that if you can work before joing your studencollege in germany

Hey I’m BBA students now I’m facing confusion to do M.A or MSC in business related field? Is there any big difference between M.A or MSc? Both students easily find the job or internship? What you will recommend me? Secondly on website the MSc business field are expensive, I have to pay higher tuition fee, which I can’t afford, but again I’m confused to go for M.A or not..!

Hugely interesting the point about trains! When I lived and studied in Germany some 40 years ago, you could set your watch to the arrival of trains in the station! And that was also the reputation the DB enjoyed. I am hearing from friends that the country’s infrastructure has been on the decline for a long time and trains appear to be no exception…

Thanks for the great video I have completed BSC nursing in 2014due to hand tremors I left nursing profession and working in medical coding for US health care since 2015. Am thinking to start my further studies in MSC psychology or digital health. Is it possible to study with hand tremors these areas. Can you please do video on list of non clinical courses for nursing students.

Hi. Actually, studying at a high level should mean understanding what you are studying, no matter where and what... 😅 anyway, I appreciate your clarity and honesty. My son lives and works in Germany and recently told me the same. Thank you for your generous support! Have the best! ❤

You must not have travelled much. Bar directly comparing it to perhaps Japan and Switzerland, the German rail system is really rather ok! If you think that some pakistani or indian or even italian foreign students will find the rail system here severely wanting, compared to the one in their home country, you must really be out there, away with the fairies. Maybe you should try and get some real world experience out there in the field, before trying to advise others, in this completely futile , off the mark manner.

U said that talk more and connect with people for learn German language, but i am vary shy type of person 😢, you are Japanese right so u understand weel, so i want confidence to talk with other people so i think you also can make vedios on networking and social communication and i know your vedios are too good well research and amazing content so i hope u make vedios like that😊

I'm South African and honestly the only thing that has me a bit shook is the language learning. Apart from that, everything you mentioned is probably worse here 😂 Thank you so much though. This video has been very informative.

Background Music is cool

Best information ❤❤❤

No way, I live in Czechia and the 3 main Internet providers are the exact same... germanisation persists Very helpfull video, I might move to Deutschland one day but not soon (im 14)

YO I HAVE A QUESTION AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR UR NEXT VIDEO TOO.. SO THERE ARE SOME LAWS FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE STUDIEN KOLLEGE FOR EG THEY CAN'T WORK PART-TIME JOBS WHICH NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT ...SO CAN U MAKE A DETAILED EXPLANATION ON THIS TOPIC...BTW I WATCH ALL UR VIDEOS AND PLANING FOR THE SEPT INTAKE ...

Italy story is fun. Probably we should try something new😂

Hey Max , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with Best Quality Editing in your videos which visually appeal to audience and would increase average view duration and will also make a highly engaging Thumbnail which will overall help your videos to reach to a wider audience ? Pls let me know what do you think ?

I left the US in 1965, came to Germany and after "learning German" at a beer-drinking course at the Goethe Institute in Bad Reichenhall I began my doctoral work at Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen and at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cyberntics under Prof. Dr. Werner Ernst Reichardt. Work at the MPI was very demanding for an American with a BS in microbiology from Purdue Univ. and no German language experience, especially since I had to build up a complete electron-microscopy department while doing my thesis work. Study at the university was much like at Purdue and I got along with English for almost 2 years, while trying to learn German. German students enjoyed practicing English with me and asked me to correct them if appropriate. Finally, after 3 years I began giving lectures and writing papers in German. It took me 7 years to finish my PhD work, which at that time was not unheard of. It took that long because of the nature of my thesis work. When it was finished it was accepted in English so that it could be published in an international journal as soon as I passed my exams in cybernetics, biochemistry and microbiology. (In Tübingen doctoral theses could be submitted in German, English and Latin). I loved my time at the university and found it generally very pleasant and satisfying. The last 30 years of my career I spent as director of the dept. of electron microscopy at the virological institute of the Uni-Gießen. I enjoyed my interaction with colleagues and students and helped many students obtain their doctoral degrees. I have always been grateful to have had the opportunity to follow my academic career in Germany.

Very helpful. The train system used to be very punctual when I was stationed there. Late 80sto mid 90s. Question... I have a chance to get my German citizenship through the "newer" program because my mother was German. This would alow my daughter to also potentially qualify for German citizenship. Do you have a video on the pros and cons of attending German University as a citizen vrs a foreign student? Ie. There are more financial aid / scholarships discounts or costs savings for citizens vrs foreign students. No student visas, work visas. Blocked accounts, etc.🤔 She's fluent in Spanish and English just now starting to learn German. Using Pimsleur. Great free course 👍 halfway through it now. Do you offer consulting services?

10 yrs late is flattering. 10 yrs ago I stayed with relatives in Lithuania. Perfect internet, perfect wifi availability, perfect mobile phone connectivity. - It‘s great that Germany has 9 neighbouring countries and there are dual sim or dual country mobile flat offers in each of them!!!

Thank you Max. I am retired and planning to go to Germany 4 - 6 months. How long should I study German to reach a reasonable level of communication? Thank you

Why the "Free Germany Starter Kit Course" link is not working?

I have studied in italy and i can relate with everything in this video.

You should try the trains in the UK!

In Italy university works exactly the same.

As a German, you were right with most points, but the trains aren’t that late, especially the regional trains. 3h late is way over the top, as most trains go hourly, so at that point they would be cancelled (not really better, you’re right). Most of the time, the trains are not more than 5-10 min late, maybe 20 or a bit more. Still bad, but not that bad. If you have to get a connection train though, you can miss it because of that and get way more late.

It sounds somewhat similar to Poland, but the train system there is great.

Internet speed ist not the best, ok, but its getting better every year and in my opinion its a big difference from 2-3 Years ago, not only in terms of speed but also in terms of prices.

In Germany, we tend to speak english with foreigners, such as tourists. And with friends from other countries. But our universities are only using german. Don't fool yourself, B1 or B2 won't be sufficient to understand your professor. B1 is enough for tourists, B2 for expatriates, but a university lectures are completelly different. If you want to study philosophy - read Kant. Psychology? - Freud. Physics? - Einstein. You need at least C1 to get at least through some pages of these books. Yes, university in Germany is free, but you have to invest a lot of effort before even starting.

Hi sir, I have a concern. In the Philippines, we use 1.00 as max grade where 3.00 is min grade and 5.00 is failure. How do I calculate my german grade if my CGPA is 2.269? Thank you

Well.... the ugly side of a german university degree is that you have to understand the stuff you're studying? I thought that is the reason why you study? And you should also prepare yourself when starting to study? So is that different from other countries? I studied in Germany and was rather surprised that people pass exams without real understanding. I already noticed in a foreign country that my "Diplom" was highly appreciated. And I learned over the years that my studies were more impressive than I expected when I finished it. But was I better educated than in these expensive american universitys who sounds so much better than "Fachhochschule Ostfriesland"? And if so... why is there noone in american movies who is introduced as the IT guy who has studied at the University of Applied Sciences Ostfriesland, where also the Ottifands are coming from? I actually studied there because I liked northern germany very much. It's not the ugly side of studying in Germany. ;-) I am not annoyed by the train system in Germany. And I also sat in a train which broke down during my trip. But traveling through whole europe within a day is not a problem. It becomes a problem if you don't plan without buffers. If I want to be on time, of course I take a train or two too early. As I also drive on the autobahn and am being prepared for traffic jam. I actually like travelling with the Deutsche Bahn even I also experienced problems with hours of delay. As I also did when my car broke down, which also ruined the whole trip and costs me a lot of money. Crossing a country by planing in minutes might be a bad idea. I took the nearest dormitory to the university. I know I am lazy. So too much effort to reach the university would be a risk that I don't go. That's why I registered early which I count to the preparations before studying. I moved weeks before so I took preparation classes before the first semester. Which were not mandatory and luckily not necessary for me. But helpful to refresh the mathematical basics. You pay taxes as student? Your tax money does not go the taxi drivers, train workers or airline workers. You need german language skills in Germany. On the one hand this is actually not that surprising, isn't it? When I worked in a foreign country most people refuse to speak german with me. So maybe that is normal that a country uses its own language? On the other hand it is simply not true. There are international classes in english. Even on my university in the middle of nowhere you could study in english. But it is true, that if you study in Germany a german course it might be that the class is speaking German. I also like to speak english. For me it is more challenging because I usually speak German. I am no student. I am in my mid fourties and in school my degree was 0 points two times in a row. So I am grew up in a time where english was no big deal and even related to that my degrees were catastropic. If you can understand me, you might also be able to communicate with younger collegues. When you come to Germany for year or decades and avoid lerning German you might have the wrong mindset. Come here, have fun with babbling German as others have fun when I try to speak what I think English is. Moving to another country and then being to shy to come in contact with people does not work out well. Okay, welll, after watching so far, things must be so ugly to buy a course from you. Well, I don't even think that is a bad idea in order to prepare. But if you expect to move to another country and to live as you would be home might be the wrong expectation. I lived in Greece. There it is a kindly way to express dissatisfaction by burning down your car. That is less common in Germany. When leaving the area you are used you will make new experiences. Some will be scaring, some will be inspiring. If you are scared by everything, you might better stay home. If you scared that people in Germany are actually speaking German, you might stay home. If you have fun to communicate with hands and feets and learn new words doing so, we will have a good time. Using Babble or so for the first basic language skills might be helpful. When I left Greece after one year I could understand whats going on in the news at the radio. I could order a coffee or so but I could not talk in greek. But nevertheless I had a great time there. And nobody lit my car.

This is a big surprise for me as all my past knowledge of Germany represents trains on time, strong high tech and fast internet…….not so

in Italy is exactly the same but you pay like 1000€/2000€ a year ❤

If i have done my one year of bachelor's in my own country and want to study in Germany (for the 13 years policy in Germany), will i have to restart my study or continue in Germany. Is it better to restart or continue?

well if all the public fund money has gone into building streets for cars for decades but money for the train system was cut down till it hurts

Als ich von einer polnischen an eine deutsche Uni gewechselt hatte, war ich so erleichtert: kein Sress, kein Druck, alles richtig entspannt. Es war, als ob ich Ferien haette.

good... it can be even worse than what he shows, depending on ur personal life, like which city, which area u live in, the type of friends u make, hw well u adapt to things, the part time job u do... its an uncertain rollercoaster. Its much more straightforward back in India, with good colleges even offering placements. German colleges do not care if u get employed or not.

For international students its a lot harder to study in germany. You have to proof that your income is high enough for your living costs and you have to proof that you doing good in uni otherwise you could loose your visum. I have a friend that is from vietnam. He studies here because its less expensive. Make sure that you have a good support system and try to make friends who could help you in hard situations.

I see the first point (high academic demands) as a plus not a minus.

Servus! Ich plane auch schon lange in Deutschland zu studieren aber es ist immer noch nicht ganz klar was brauche ich dazu. Ich wohne und arbeite schon 3 und halbes Jahren lang hier. Ich habe endlich schon mein Schulabschlusskopies übergesetzt, ich muss nur schon abschicken zu anerkennen lassen. Meine Frage sind über die Aufnahmeprüfungen. C1 Hochschule Sprachprüfung muss man zu haben zu anfangen oder b2 kann auch schon genug sein (ich habe Deutsch und Englisch beide B2)? Wenn ich habe c1 muss ich Aufbahmeprüfung auf Deutsch immer noch machen oder nur wenn ich niedrigere Stufe habe? Matheprüfung muss man immer schreiben oder nur wenn man Abiturnote nicht so gute hat?

He is speaking facts. amazing

I think especially berlin offers many opportunities for non Germans so theres a very big international community there. But in cities like Hamburg and munich thats already much more limited. Also, Germans tend to widly overestimate their ability to speak English. If you need to communicate in german with them, its not because they are unwilling to speak English, they probably dont understand. For starter, dont expect any person without a degree to be able to understand anything beyond very basic English. Besides, the isolation in bubbles goes beyond the language factor. Germans are very stuck in their ways and usually not open to making new friends. They're also not very flexible accommodating or likely to initiate social activities. thats why you'll probably end up hanging out with other foreigners, even if you do speak a decent German.

What do you guys think about doing Ausbildung I mean it is done more than university and can one do bachelors and masters after Ausbildung

Yes, I confirm. It's like that. I studied chemistry. Insane learning, speaking German all over requires you to keep up. Deutsche Bahn embarrass itself (and us!) against all other connected countries, especially Switzerland!

I don't know why Max doesn't have a minimum of 200k+. The editing, the script, everything is just perfect.

Things to make note of - BAD TRAINS - Exams need to be scheduled for - Exams are hard and because the exam period lasts 2 week it can get stressful - Know german

yes the train system is ... special ... it's far less relyable as it should be .. but it's worlds apart of anything offered in the US .. IF there's offered anything

At my uni if you mail the Prüfungsamt that you forgot to sign up they will usually let you do it. Many don't bother trying. Public transport failed me a couple of times for exams, so I really try to go early. Back at school I've had 2 such delays for major biology tests, one time the tram I barely missed literally got off the track because a car bumped it and I then had to run to the nearby station after the next tram of course had to stop too, the other time there was a fire in a tiny garden colony and the firetruck didn't fit into the small path at the colony and blocked the entire street, so my bus couldn't pass. One time the train to uni didn't arrive because people were found walking on the tracks. It's all those cases no one would believe, too. My professor actually told me later he would have let me take the exam regardless but I turned around, thinking it was impossible. Overall, I think that if you plan to live in a country for at least a couple of years, learning the language is also just polite. If people who speak the same language have to talk English all the time and be uncomfortable just for you, it's not a good experience (I've had the same thing in reverse in an online community before, you just know people are glad you're gone in a way...). Although there are a lot of people who are fine with it in business or privately, not many actually are comfortable to speak about every part of life in English. I've been shocked several times when people who said they speak English started talking. I mean mine is faulty, too, but I still feel comfortable with it (or I'm just lacking feedback) but I do fall into the category of being uncomfortable with formal English.

daily train commuter here :(

That data connectivity map is inaccurate tho

You should always learn the language of the nation you want to study in ....

PS one more thing to mention: utility prices are crazy. And so are tax and social security deductions, if one should want to work in Germany.

Deutsche Bahn!!!!!! I am old enough to have experienced Bundesbahn BEFORE it was privatised. THEN it was proverbial for punctuality - since then ALL the privatised sectors have gone down in efficiency, less available outside the Metropole regions but MUCH MUCH more expensive

Deutsche Bahn is nothing compared to Bulgaria's BDJ. Not only do you get the everlasting delays here, but you also get shitty trains.

My train was on time today. Borh to the destination and home. Imagine my surprise😂

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