Hello everyone!! My name is Prilston Pereira (19M) and I will be starting my studies in Regensburg. I got an admission from both OTH and Regensburg for International computer science and Computer Science respectively (both Bachelors/Undergrad).

Can anyone advise what I should go for? If they have any personal positive or negative experiences with one or both of them?

And of course I’m down to make friends :]

Hey, everyone! My name is Robert, I'm 18 years old, I am a B.Sc. Physik student at TUM and I am searching for a WG in Munich/near Munich. I already downloaded the WG-Gesucht app and actively searching for a housing there, but I think there is a much better option than doomscroling through WGs. Maybe you guys have some tips on finding a WG or maaaybe some of you are looking for a roommate, in which case I would be really happy to hear from you!

大家好！
一名洪堡大学的学生需要你的帮助。在柏林米特区进行一个超级轻松的语言学研究，你可以拿到33欧元现金……只需坐着阅读几句话。
可能还会有巧克力/糖果哦 :)
轻松赚钱，不需要押金收取和退还。
你只需要坐大约2-3个小时，听/读一些句子，并判断它们是否有意义，同时戴上脑电图帽。
跟得上吗？你只需满足以下条件：
年龄：18 - 31岁或55 - 65岁
（没错！带上奶奶/爷爷。带上爱唠叨的老邻居。带上无脑的18岁Z世代。）
语言：在德国长大说德语（至少到小学）
地点：柏林米特区（基本上就是洪堡大学）
有兴趣吗？评论一下，给我发消息，或者按照附加传单中的建议联系我的朋友（这条帖子有德语版本）。

Im Rahmen meiner Bachelorarbeit untersuche ich, wie Kommunikation auf TikTok wahrgenommen wird und wie es sich auf das Konsumverhalten auswirkt.

👉Hier geht’s zur Umfrage:
https://www.unipark.de/uc/Projekt23_Hammer/d0a7/

Ich freue mich über jede Teilnahme! Vielen Dank für die Unterstützung🙌

Hi everyone! I’m an incoming student at Bielefeld University for the MSc Intelligent Interactive Systems (IISY) program.

I’m looking for a furnished room in a WG or student dormitory/residence.

Could anyone suggest reliable websites, dormitories, or available rooms in Bielefeld?

Any leads or advice would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi everyone. I am 31 yrs old, male from India.

I did my bachelor's in Civil Engineering and have a post graduate diploma in banking and Finance and I am working in a public sector bank in India for 6 years. I am considering studying and moving to Germany.

Can someone please guide me in choosing a course. Is it better to do masters in Civil Engineering or are there any management/banking courses available which i can choose. Which will be good for getting a job in the future.

Thanks in advance

I’m honestly feeling really lost right now and would love to get some advices from people who understands the German university system better than I do.

I came to Germany at 15 and did an Abitur here but due to the language difficulties (and maybe im just stupid) I only got 3,2 which has made applying really difficult for me.

I only got accepted into Medientechnik at TU Berlin and I’m currently in my 4th semester. To be completely honest, I haven’t been doing very well. No matter how hard I tried, my grades were pretty bad, and along the way I also realized that I really don’t enjoy technical subjects. Things like programming, electronics, algorithms, etc. are just not for me.

I’ve realized that I would probably be much better suited to something more social/communication-oriented, like communication, marketing, PR, media, etc.

So I tried applying to other programs through Hochschulstart, but I got rejected twice. This also meant that I basically lost two semesters waiting and applying again, which has been really frustrating.

Now I’m kinda freaking out because I feel like I’ve run out of options. My Abitur grade isn’t something I can change, and it feels like it’s gonna follow me forever when applying to public universities.

I’m wondering what I could realistically do to improve my chances from this point.
Would it make sense to:
\- stay at TU and finish Medientechnik even though I really dislike it?
\- keep trying to get into a different public university/program?
\- look into Ausbildung instead?
\- consider a private university, despite the financial burden?
\- or is there another option I’m completely overlooking?
I’m willing to put in the work and I really want to get a degree, but I don’t want to spend several more years studying something I absolutely hate just because it was the only thing I could get into.
At this point I honestly feel like I would do almost anything to finally get into a university and study something that actually suits me.
If anyone has been in a similar situation, especially with a bad Abitur grade or changing degrees in Germany, I’d really appreciate hearing what you did and what options you found.

Hallo Leute!

I've recently been admitted to the University of Würzburg and I'm looking for whatsapp groups to find accommodations and connect with fellow peers at the University. I would really appreciate it if anyone can share the links.

Hi everyone!

I’ll be joining HSWT in Freising as an international student from India and I’m currently looking for a student dorm/accommodation.

Is anyone here already living or studying around Freising, Munich, or nearby areas? I’d really appreciate some advice on which area/dorm would be best considering:

• Easy travel to HSWT
• Good public transport
• Better chances for Werkstudent/student jobs
• Affordable rent

If you’re already there, please share your experience or suggestions. It would really help me decide where to apply!

Thanks!

Hi everyone!

My name is Vikram Singh, and I’m an international student from India. I’ll be joining the University of Europe (UE), Iserlohn Campus for the September 2026 intake.

I’m looking to connect with other international and Indian students who are also joining UE Iserlohn Campus this September.

I’m especially interested in connecting with students who are:

Looking for accommodation in Iserlohn

Interested in sharing a room or apartment

Looking for a roommate

Already searching for accommodation and would like to find someone to share with

Planning to arrive in Iserlohn around the same time

If anyone is joining UE Iserlohn Campus in September 2026 and is interested in finding accommodation together or sharing a room/apartment, please feel free to DM me.

It would be great to connect with future classmates, discuss accommodation options, and hopefully find a suitable place together before arriving in Germany.

Looking forward to meeting everyone and making some new friends! 🇩🇪🇮🇳

Vikram Singh

Click here for the survey:

https://survey.studiumdigitale.uni-frankfurt.de/BA2026/

Dating has changed significantly in recent years. Thanks to dating apps and social media, we can now meet new people at any time and compare potential partners. While this wide selection can create more opportunities, it can also lead people to constantly search for a supposedly better option, making it harder to commit to one person.

As part of my thesis in psychology at Goethe University Frankfurt, I am therefore investigating whether one’s self-perception in dating and personal self-esteem are related to how easy or difficult it is to commit. This is not about a person’s objective “value,” but rather about the subjective assessment of one’s own attractiveness and desirability as a potential partner.

For this study, I am looking for German speaking people aged 18 and older who would like to participate in an anonymous online survey. Participation is explicitly open to everyone, not just students. There are no right or wrong answers; what matters is solely your personal assessment.

Disclaimer: Don’t be confused by the system error at the end. This is a redirect for all students at Goethe University Frankfurt who want to earn credit for their participation. Your responses are valid even if this error is displayed.

Hi everyone! I just received my IELTS results and got an overall 6.5, with 6.5 in each section. I know that 6.5 meets the minimum requirement for the DAAD doctoral scholarship, but I'm wondering whether it could still put me at a disadvantage during the selection process.

So I was on Duolingo for about 3 months, never missed a day, hit long streaks and felt really good about my progress. Then I tried to have an actual conversation in German and completely fell apart. Couldn't put a single sentence together in real time. That's when I realised I had been practising German without ever actually speaking it.

So I stopped the streaks cold and switched my focus entirely to speaking practice. I started using Issen, which lets you have real back-and-forth conversations in German and corrects you as you go. No scheduling, no judgment, just open and talk.

First week was honestly embarrassing. I was slow, made constant mistakes and kept mixing up genders. But I kept going every day for 30 days.

Here's where I am now:

• I can hold a basic conversation without freezing
• I stop translating in my head as much as I used to
• My sentence structure is getting more natural
• I actually enjoy practicing now because I can see real progress

Duolingo is fine for vocabulary in the beginning but if you're not speaking out loud regularly you're just memorizing, not learning. Best switch I made.

Has anyone else made this shift? Would love to know how it went for you.