The official Germany thread for the class of 2013

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<p>Anyone from Germany can tell me about Universities in Germany in Science and Technology which provide close to full scholarships for international students?</p>

<p>Define "close to full scholarship." All public universities are close to free, but none has money to provide for your living expenses. A number of foundations have scholarships for international students, but all scholarship opportunities I am aware of are just for graduate or visiting undergraduate students.</p>

<p>"Close to full scholarships" as in the tuition fees. Living expenses, alone, are manageable. Name some public universities for science and tech?</p>

<p>The most prestigious ones are arguably the Technical Universities of Munich and Berlin, but they are also the most expensive cities to live in. (Especially Munich, given that there are millions of visitors to the Octoberfest who are looking for housing at the same time as college students at the beginning of the academic year.)</p>

<p>The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is not located in Germany, but otherwise operates pretty much like German universities in regard to tuition fees, degree format, language of instruction, etc, and it is one of the best universities in Europe.</p>

<p>I'll be starting the application process this fall and am already testing the waters. Sadly I have close to no scale for comparison among my German competitors. So it would be really nice if any of you could post a bit about yourself (e.g. your stats, school performance, ECs) and where you got in (or not). Would be a great help for me!</p>

<p>Hey guys, it's awesome to see how the German applicant pool is growing in numbers every year. If you guys need any help, please feel free to reach out to me, even if it's about UK unis (I also got into Oxford, LSE).</p>

<p>^ Is your advice restricted to Germans - like B@r!um's? I would hope for a little more inclusion.</p>

<p>Haha, let me do some explaining then. The German system is very different from others, for instance, we have 13 grades instead of 12. Male citizens have to perform military service for a year after HS. Basically, I think the advice we give is pretty specific for German applicants, but of course I'd be happy to try to answer your questions.</p>

<p>Thanks buddy :)</p>

<p>Chicago '13!</p>

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^ Is your advice restricted to Germans - like B@r!um's? I would hope for a little more inclusion.

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<p>Jeez... Why is my advice restricted to Germans?</p>

<p>You NEVER reply to my posts or PMs. Fact.</p>

<p>I remember not replying to the following question because I do not know the answer.</p>

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Is there any way to gain an unconditional offer from Oxford after doing only AS Levels (i.e. 12 years of British education)?

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<p>Anything else I forgot to answer?</p>

<p>I am locating my conspicuously unanswered posts on the Oxford thread. Until then, my PMs could use some help.</p>

<p>Here it is. I am dead sure you can answer it if you want.</p>

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I also want to know which one from Oxford and Cambridge is easier to get into for International students. I've heard Oxford takes more International students than Cambridge so does an International applicant stand a better chance at Cam because of lesser competition there (relatively speaking)? Are there any specific colleges one should target to maximize one's chances of getting admitted (as was the case if one wanted a 'matric offer')?

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<p>How am I supposed to know which one is easier to get accepted to? I haven't read applications for either...</p>

<p>don't be so rough with b@r!um. he's giving you free advice, so don't treat him like your servant. jeez.</p>

<p>I am not :( I smelt double-standards that is why I reacted in this way. Maybe I was wrong all along. Apologies, B@r!um!!</p>

<p>I recently got accepted to my first choice (U of Chicago, ranked 8th worldwide).
Feel free to ask me questions regarding your applications, fellow germans.</p>