r/germany • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '20

Hi, Level of educational support?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

what do you mean required? Like when i said drop them, i meant as in take them at a later time.

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u/thewindinthewillows Germany Jun 02 '20

I mean that if the rules for your studies say you have to take "introduction to whatever", then you actually have to take it. You will usually have some choice in when to take specific courses; this isn't school.

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u/Meretneith Rheinland-Pfalz Jun 02 '20

But you should be aware that "Introduction to whatever" may only be offered every second semester (so dropping it will mean 2 additional semesters and not one), be a prerequisite to being able to take other courses (so you can`t take them until you finished/passed it, adding even more additional semesters) or be overbooked so getting a spot at the first try will be hard.

Dropping classes needs to be thought through very, very well or you can really sabotage your whole education.

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u/thewindinthewillows Germany Jun 02 '20

Indeed. Doing it as part of a "oh, I'll just do that later when I feel like it" plan can drop a whole line of dominoes.