Anybody went to school in Germany? I am considering finsihing school there! Any Suggestions??

Question

I have been there to visit and loved it! I know lots of people study abroad, but finacially......how do they do it!?

Answer 1

I know in German Universities there is people from another countries. They apply for that and coming for a semester and study here. I don't know what you want to do? You can contact your local German Embassy or ask some Department for Education.

Answer 2

I did it as a foreigner at it was great! Financially, it's not hard as most public unis don't have tuition fees, just a small registration fee. Also, there's usually a lot of cheap accommodation available, especially in the former East Germany. The Germans are usually good at accepting foreign qualifications too, so getting a transfer shouldn't be too hard.

Now how to support yourself: once you're there on your student visa, apply to the nearest Berlitz school to teach English, they always need people, they have their own training programme and you don't need any experience or knowledge of German...then once they offer you a job, you get a letter from the Berlitz school to support your application to convert your student visa into a work visa (which you can get pretty easily in Germany if you have an employer ready to offer you a job). That way you can actually make money while studying!

Answer 3

You can try for "Bafög".  That is a loan given to studends with  low income.  You can get it for visiting school or university.

Answer 4

As said above, it obviously depends on your age and the kind of schooling you are looking for. Up to high school / grammar school level equivalent it doesn't cost you any money to attend unless you go to special private schools. Universities are starting to introduce tuition fees - depending on which part of Germany you're heading for. Bavaria, for example, would be about €500 per semester. But that doesn't include accommodation, food, books and whatever else you need. As a full time student you are only allowed to work a certain number of hours a month (I believe 80) and earn up to a certain limit (sorry, the number slipped my memory) if you don't want to risk losing the tax break but I know a lot of people who managed to make ends meet somehow.

Without a more specific question I don't know what else I can tell you.

Answer 5

You don't say how old you are and what kind of schooling you're looking for. We have many different school systems here...

Or are you going to colledge and want to finish?

Answer 6

You can apply for a scholarship. But it is expensive to live here nevertheless. You can also find some jobs, as in catering or so, to finance yourself.

I live in Germany, so I did my whole school in Germany...

Do and enjoy it!!!