How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
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Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#2To spare people the click after that dumb clickbait title:
Germany only requires tuition fees of ~30-100€ per semester* from any student, regardless country of origin.
* For administrative stuff and often includes public transit tickets.
Also, previously (today even): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9656905
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#3"To cover rent, mandatory health insurance and other expenses, Hunter's mother sends him between $6,000-7,000 each year."
That's actually a little bit low for Munich. I think two or three times that would be more realistic to cover living expenses.
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#4To spare people the click after that dumb clickbait title: Germany only requires tuition fees of ~30-100€ per semester* from any student, regardless country of origin. * For administrative stuff and often includes public transit tickets. Also, previously (today even): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9656905
Oh man. 30-100€ per semester and not literally 0€ per semester? I feel so misled and cheated by that clickbait title. Do people have no shame?
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#5To spare people the click after that dumb clickbait title: Germany only requires tuition fees of ~30-100€ per semester* from any student, regardless country of origin. * For administrative stuff and often includes public transit tickets. Also, previously (today even): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9656905
Oh man. 30-100€ per semester and not literally 0€ per semester? I feel so misled and cheated by that clickbait title. Do people have no shame?
But it includes a public transit pass as well :)
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#6"To cover rent, mandatory health insurance and other expenses, Hunter's mother sends him between $6,000-7,000 each year." That's actually a little bit low for Munich. I think two or three times that would be more realistic to cover living expenses.
As an anecdote, i live on €6000 in Munich. It's definitely the minimum, but possible when living in university accommodation & and cooking your own food.
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#7"To cover rent, mandatory health insurance and other expenses, Hunter's mother sends him between $6,000-7,000 each year." That's actually a little bit low for Munich. I think two or three times that would be more realistic to cover living expenses.
As an anecdote, i live on €6000 in Munich. It's definitely the minimum, but possible when living in university accommodation & and cooking your own food.
Impressive :-)
Actually I started out with 500€/month in Munich, but that was 22 years ago. And I ended up doing side jobs. Prices must have gotten up since then.
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#8To spare people the click after that dumb clickbait title: Germany only requires tuition fees of ~30-100€ per semester* from any student, regardless country of origin. * For administrative stuff and often includes public transit tickets. Also, previously (today even): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9656905
Oh man. 30-100€ per semester and not literally 0€ per semester? I feel so misled and cheated by that clickbait title. Do people have no shame?
I pay that much for bus passes per semester.
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#9"To cover rent, mandatory health insurance and other expenses, Hunter's mother sends him between $6,000-7,000 each year." That's actually a little bit low for Munich. I think two or three times that would be more realistic to cover living expenses.
As an anecdote, i live on €6000 in Munich. It's definitely the minimum, but possible when living in university accommodation & and cooking your own food.
Ditto. I studied for about €500 per month all expenses included in both Belgium and France. This was between 2007 and 2012. You can't live big, but I ate healthy, never skipped a beer/wine or had to make extra money.
Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany
#10Perhaps we should send more kids to Europe for schooling to see how a civil society lives, then bring them back after graduating to fix the problems with America. win/win :)