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| EnglishEagle Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4370 days ago 140 posts - 157 votes  Studies: English*, German | Message 1 of 29 01 June 2014 at 11:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Hello,
I can't seem to find very reliable information on the internet and I've been browsing the internet for hours this morning. I am hoping to study abroad in Germany - possibly a physics or chemistry degree. However, the universities that I am looking at in Germany do not teach in English (which I didn't expect them to). However, that means that obviously my level of German has to be very high in order to understand the material. By the end of September my level of German should hopefully be a solid B1. I am presuming that the requirement for a German university would be a solid C1 or weak C2 to fully understand the material and pass the entrance exams (??). I am 16 at the moment and I have just under 2 years till I have start applying for universities. Would I be able to get my German up to par? Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Iolanthe Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5436 days ago 410 posts - 482 votes Speaks: English*, DutchC1 Studies: Turkish, French | Message 2 of 29 01 June 2014 at 12:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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My googling leads me to believe you have to take the TestDaF. I'm
not sure if you could reach that level in less than two years but you are young with presumably lots of extra time to study and prioritise German so I would give it your best shot. Even if you miss the target, you can always defer university for a year to improve your German and if not, you will speak a foreign language at the age of 18 which is more that most Brits can say. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| EnglishEagle Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4370 days ago 140 posts - 157 votes Studies: English*, German | Message 3 of 29 01 June 2014 at 12:56pm | IP Logged | ||
Thanks, I know that by September of this year I would have put in 100's of hours. By the time I apply I would have probably put in close to 1200/1300 hours of good solid study. Thanks for the link by the way, I don't know why I wasn't able to come across it when I was browsing on the internet. I am possibly thinking of taking a gap year before university and splitting my time between Berlin and possibly Russia/Italy. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Via Diva Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation last.fm/user/viadivaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4029 days ago 1109 posts - 1427 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German, Italian, French, Swedish, Esperanto, Czech, Greek | Message 4 of 29 01 June 2014 at 1:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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If I had thought that I can study abroad when I was 16 I'd have definitely at least tried to make it possible. Unfortunately, this idea came up on my mind only a few months ago, and I'm already in second grade in a local university...
Even if plans would look bad for you, work on them, make extra things and maybe your motivation will lead you to your target ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| EnglishEagle Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4370 days ago 140 posts - 157 votes Studies: English*, German | Message 5 of 29 01 June 2014 at 6:04pm | IP Logged | ||
Well I've looked at the TestDaF and I need a low C1 level to accepted into a university. Is it possible? I don't know - but I'm 100% sure I am going to try my hardest to get in. If I fall short and have to go to a university in the UK then I've still acquired the skill of being competent in German. Does anyone have any idea how much it would roughly cost for a student living in Berlin, please? I am thinking it will be about €700 per month for food, accommodation and other expenses but I am not sure if that estimate is too low though? Several years ago my parents set up a bank account and deposited money into the account monthly as a 'university fund'. I am wondering if it would be advisable to start a part time job and also contribute into that fund as I know that Berlin can be an expensive city to live in. I know it seems like I am worrying about the future too much, but I think if you fail to prepare then prepare to fail. So in this instance, I want to insure that I am fully prepared to ensure I have a good chance of getting into a university in Germany. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| calduche Bilingual Tetraglot Newbie Austria Joined 4911 days ago 9 posts - 16 votes Speaks: French*, English*, GermanC2, Dutch Studies: Portuguese, Swahili | Message 6 of 29 01 June 2014 at 6:19pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know about Germany, but in order to study in Austria, I only needed an B2.
And because I love converting people, I'll add that there are other advantages to studying in Austria: no tuition fees and no entrance exam or numerus clausus. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 3877 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 7 of 29 01 June 2014 at 6:19pm | IP Logged | ||
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Why restrict yourself to Berlin? There are good universities in other places in Germany
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| hrhenry Octoglot Senior Member United States languagehopper.blogs Joined 4925 days ago 1871 posts - 3642 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, ItalianC2, Norwegian, Catalan, Galician, Turkish, Portuguese Studies: Polish, Indonesian, Ojibwe | Message 8 of 29 01 June 2014 at 6:34pm | IP Logged | ||
It depends on the university, not the country itself. Some will require a C1, others will require a B2 or above. I've never seen anything less than a B2, though. R. == 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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