 Germany! It's a country known for fantastic engineering and... wait, no. I promise we are not going to invoke Godwin's law today in this subject of Germany. In fact, let's just get right to it. Hello my people, my name is Mietjem, and this is how to study in Germany! Real quick though, before we get started, I want to give a shout out to Nikola for requesting this video. If you tell us what countries you want, I make those countries. And also, we would really encourage you to subscribe because we're on our way to 1 billion subscribers. That's right, 1 billion people on this planet. Between the ages of 15 and 25, we want to catch them all. So if you join now, you can be one of our subscribers on our road to 1 billion. Germany's university system is a lot like the one we see in the Netherlands. If you study in a normal university, it'll take you three years to complete your studies as an undergraduate. But if you go to a university of applied sciences, it may take you another semester or two to finish up with the practical part of your education. Because Germany likes to separate everything into neat little categories, if you decide to study arts or music in Germany, then you're going to have to go to a college of art or music and that will take four years to complete. So let's go right into it. What are the pre-rex for studying in Germany? Spain could learn a thing or two from Germany. Like, it was extremely easy to find all the information I needed. I just had to go to the page called Dad. I wish I had a dad. Let's not dwell on my daddy issues today. Let's just focus on what dad does for Germany. Germany basically has three different admissions paths. Those are direct general admission, direct subject limited admission. And the third way is to use either a preparatory course or an exam to get into the university. So let's start with the direct general admission. This is for anyone with a German high school diploma or another high school diploma from an EU country. It gets a little complicated for people coming from abroad. If you've already taken some university courses, you might also qualify for direct general admission. Direct general admission means basically you can apply to any program in the university and you'll be admitted directly without having to take extra tests or go through any filters. Now if you don't qualify for direct general admission, you might qualify for subject restricted admission. You don't have to meet any additional requirements to be admitted to the university but you also can't just choose any subject you want. You'll be limited to the subjects that you took recently, which generally means this is for people who have incomplete university studies and want to finish their degree or transfer into Germany. What do you do if you don't qualify for direct general or subject restricted admission? Well, you've got two options and they depend on each university. One option is to take a foundation year or preparatory course as it's called in Germany. Other universities will ask you to take the Testos. Testos is basically Germany's version of the PCE that we talked about in the Spain video. The Testos consists of three different sections. The first part is a basic language test that tests your abilities in both German and English. This part of the test is at a B1 level and it's honestly not that important because universities are going to ask you to show other requirements anyway. From there we get to the core test. Now the core test contains a variety of questions that involve math, language and general logic. It kind of resembles an IQ test in a lot of ways when you look at some of the logic-based questions. Finally, you will have to choose from one of four different modules. Now these modules are pretty self-explanatory. There's one for economics if you're going to study economics. There's one for engineering if you're going to study engineering. And then there are two very general ones for humanities and sciences respectively. Germany really does love just breaking everything up into neat little categories, doesn't it? No matter what you do on this test ass or if you take it at all, you're going to have to show that you can handle the language barrier. So let's go there next. Much like the Netherlands, Germany's English level is excellent and its options for study in English reflect that. There are over a hundred different programs that you can take in English in a variety of universities all across the country. There are also mixed programs if you want to study in both German and English and of course there are German-only programs as well. Now, unfortunately, not every subject is available in English in Germany. For example, there are no programs for medicine in English in Germany as far as we can find. If you find one please let us know because we would love to see it. Despite the fact that Germany has a pretty high English level, they're not that demanding on English tests. In fact, most universities only call for a B2 level on your English test which means you can get into a lot of universities with a TOEFL score of about 80 or an IELTS score of 6. Now, if you decide to study in German, then you're going to need a test that shows a C1 level in German. The Goethe Institute is the most popular place for people abroad to take the test since they have offices almost in every country. If you're in Germany, you can actually take a language test from the university itself. That test is called the... They call it the DSH and I'm just going to stick to that from now on. To take the DSH, you actually have to be in Germany which, as we'll talk about in the visas, actually makes a lot of sense. Outside of the classroom, Germany is not that difficult to get around in if you don't speak German. Most young people use English like it's their first language and while not everybody will speak it, you'll probably be fine using English in your day-to-day life. I would rate the language barrier of Germany as two unsuccessful world... Wait, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. We're not going there. Let's call it two large Oktoberfest beers out of five. This is easily the coolest part of the video. I mentioned this back when I made the video about how to save money on university, but Germany does not charge for tuition. Process that for a second. Zero dollars. Free 99. Free 99. That's right, people. Germany does not charge for tuition in any of its universities and this doesn't just apply to Germans or Europeans. It's for everybody with one little exception which is the state of Baden-Württemberg. I don't know if I said that right. Probably not. Now, if you want to study there, you will have to pay as a foreigner. There are some modest small fees for administrative things, but we're talking a couple hundred euros a year, not thousands. You really won't find a cheaper, better education anywhere else on the planet. That just leaves you to pay the living expenses. While Germany is not the cheapest country in the EU, it's also not the most expensive and in general people can get by by 800 to 1000 euros a month. So quite literally for 12,000 euros a year, you could study in Germany and since it's only three years or four at the most, you're looking at a lot of savings compared to other countries. I keep thinking that all the EU countries are going to do everything the exact same way, but that's not true. Germany is always doing something a little bit different. Most countries in the EU will tell you that you cannot come to study until you have a visa. Germany doesn't say that though. In fact, in Germany, you can show up and then go and apply for your residence permit as a student. So if you don't need a visa to go to Germany, you can just go there right now and start knocking on university doors and say, hey, I want to get in. And if they give you an acceptance letter, you can then go to the government and say, I would like to stay here. And they'll give you a residence permit called a national visa for studies. Of course, you don't have to go to Germany to get your visa. You could stay in your home country, file online to these universities, and get admitted and apply for your visa at a local embassy, just like we do for pretty much every other country we've talked about on this series. If you go to Germany to look for universities and you need more time, they even have a special nine month permit that you can get for potential students. So they have all sorts of options for you to go to Germany, see the country, know the universities up close and personal, and apply there. So regardless of how you get admitted to university, once you have your admission letter, you're going to need to get your formal national visa. If you're in Germany and you need to apply for the extended visa once you get admitted, all you have to do is go to the Aliens Authority office. Love that name. And they'll take care of everything for you. If you're abroad when you get admitted, then just go to your local embassy and fill out all the requirements and you'll get your student visa. What do you need to get the student visa? The main requirements are that you have an admission letter, proof of health insurance, and enough money in Germany for the one year period of the visa. And unlike other countries who keep it kind of vague and don't tell you how much money they expect you to have, Germany gives you a straight number. 735 euros a month is what they consider necessary to be a student in Germany. You're allowed to work part-time while you study, which is easily enough to cover all of your costs while you're there. And you can stay for 18 months after you graduate if you're looking for a job in Germany. And that, my people, is everything you need to know to study in Germany, and we didn't even use the H word once. If you're interested in studying in Germany, just hit us up at prepwithscore.com. We can help you figure out exactly which universities and programs are right for you. You can also hit us up on Instagram at prepwithscore to see all the latest events going on at SCORE. We've been doing webinars and we're working on a new program for the dual lingo English test. So stay tuned and subscribe to the channel. You don't want to miss it. 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