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If you are going to be studying abroad in Germany, unless you are part of a program which specifically registers your in advance for specific courses or a plan of study, you will have to register after you arrive in Germany. When you do so, depending on the university and the timing of your arrival, how you go about this will likely be different than you are used to back home.
Read MoreWhen you're looking ahead to the exams that you are going to take while in Germany, it's worth looking into the number of points that a given module, lecture, or seminar is worth, as unlike many U.S. colleges and universities, there is not usually a set number of courses that you have to take in a semester to reach "full time" student status. Germany, as with the rest of Europe, operates on the European Transfer Credit System (ECTS), and assigns a point value to each lecture (exam), seminar (presentation or essay), and lab course (lab report).
Read MoreWhen you start at a Germany University, there are a lot of notable differences, from a total lack of a "traditional" campus, to oddities in exam registration, to the total lack of orientation courses for new students. Even for international students, exchange students, and, yes, brand new German university students. What are you to do?
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