Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 10:18am On May 02, 2019 |
bl33d: you're doing a very wonderful job, please try your best to keep it up. Viele dank Okay sir, i will  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:06am On May 02, 2019 |
janettee: My post isn't just for people heading to big cities.
Such small cities doesn't exist in my opinion. Okay sis. Noted Let me go and modify the post then |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:05am On May 02, 2019 |
A response to someone on how to get job after Bsc/Msc in Germany by Goztino
These are the following points below:
German: You should have a good knowledge of German, you should be able to hold a normal conversation in German and also write a little bit in it.
Internships: After coming here in Germany, you should do some Internships or get some technical exposure. It will help you get to know how things work here in Germany.
Programming skills: You should have good hold on atleast one language of programming. Here almost everyone knows one language pretty well.
Culture: Invest your time a little bit in understanding the German culture and try to mingle with Germans. You need to approach them. |
Travel › Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by Hadampson(m): 6:57am On May 02, 2019*. Modified: 1:57pm On May 02, 2019 |
johnnycares: Hi Guys...my is name Is John,just heard my interview on 29 of last month,coming to Berlin.... please I need tips and guidance anyone who can help me with any information/accommodation..or anyone leaving in Berlin.. please What to do.. What to bring ect....so.that in will be well informed..
Yes less I forget when I was leaving my interview room the woman(the interviewer)requested for an extension letter and that's all...I have submitted the letter the same day via mail..so my questions is What are.my chances? Will be greatest for a favourable response. Berlin is the best city to study in Germany. Very fantastic schools at the very top, multicultural city, good job opportunities and comparably affordable when compared to Munich and a far better semester ticket than the one in Munich In Berlin, you get 2 years straight residency no need to get another 8k for the 2nd year Relative to other big cities in Germany, accomodation/social life is cheap there, which means you can save more than someone in Munich for example... This is not from my experience You can earn up to 950/month b4 you start paying tax. For accommodation in Berlin, check the link below http://www.studentenwerk-berlin.de/en/wohnen/wohnheimseite/index.htmlFor your last question, believe in God and am sure positive outcome awaits you bro. Viel Glück  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 6:42am On May 02, 2019 |
Legacy666: Nice job here to every contributor especially Hadampson, we will all make it to DE in Jesus name.
Pls any information about student life, Resident Permit and Job in Trier Rhineland Palatinate. I'm applying for winter semester to University of Trier. Thank you all. This is what i found... State of Bayern ,Berlin, rhineland palatinate and Baden wuttermberg are very expensive and lively. You can integrate very fast.But please be straight with them when it comes to paper work.If you don't go to school then ya done cos your school will report you. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 6:28am On May 02, 2019*. Modified: 7:12am On May 02, 2019 |
janettee: You still need to pay your semester ticket. You still need money for security deposit. Whether big or small, the reality is that 400 isn't just enough. €1000 is too much. I know what am saying. Some people hustled out the substantial amount required for BA and now, they need to get €1000 which is about 400,000 plus.. The hustle is real sis. You sef sabi wetin i dey talk I'm not arguing with you sister. Just saying the fact. You are right as well but can you suggest cities that won't require €1000 |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 6:23am On May 02, 2019 |
janettee: Honestly, I'm not going to argue with you on this. Whether big or small city. 400€ isn't just enough.
You need to pay your rent and buy semester ticket. Semester ticket cost up to 300. I paid more than 350 this semester.
Paying your rent also means that you might have to pay security deposit of about three months. Let's say the rent is 250€. 250*3 is 750.
So how's 400 enough in this case?. We need to be realistic here.
So please tell me how 400 is enough in this case. I agree with you. I'm not in the position to answer the emboldened until my body meet my spirit in DE  I feel the amount of money you are going to spend in Berlin/Munich will be high compare to Kiel for example |
Travel › Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by Hadampson(m): 6:16am On May 02, 2019 |
@jayceeabdulwasiu
Fintiba basic |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 6:06am On May 02, 2019 |
[quote author=erny11 post=78030569][/quote]€400 is for small cities like Chemnitz, Mittweida and others |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:58am On May 02, 2019 |
Philfit: SooCute’s Advice as of Winter 2018
I'd count it "Sinful" to migrate to DE and completely ignore this house that made me. This is my base. Yes i'm still in my first month anyway. So i'm pretty new here.
I came here because i got a few stuffs to share...just for those who didn't know already.
1. When you enter here with Block Account, Anybody that is legal and works in Europe can give you Support letter for preceding extensions/renewal . Yes. You don't necessarily need someone who lives and works in DE for that. NB: This is the case in Bayern where i study and live....
2. Before you come here......L E A R N G E R M A N. Not as if you will die if you don't. But imagine being hungry and don't know how to order for food? Imagine not being able to read signs like "Entrance and Exit, Rauche oder nicht Rauche?" the list is endless... Imagine being in a train but don't know how to tell someone to remind you when you get to your station? Because the "computer" announcing Bahnhoffs says it in German! Imagine stepping on someone but can't say "tut mir sehr leid"? Imagine missing your way (Which is common) and don't know how to ask or take directions? You can't yell bro.. Imagine going to grocery stores and don't even know how to ask where you can find certain thing? Or you can't read or guess-read what's on label? Your mom wouldn't be there to savage. But once you can say "Entschuldigung Sie" a typicall Deustche will reply "Bitte" then you wrap German. It might take a little for you to hear their own German, but at least, you can express yourself with your crude german and they can understand you....that's communication grin
3. Most of the time, the people that discriminate you (Racist) are not Germans. I can bet my rent on this. Other nationalities who came as you came do! Germans are pretty simple people from my experience. They are supper warm and welcoming....Always asking "Was kann ich fur Sie tun? Brauchen Sie hilfe?
4. If you are like us that have finished school many years and starting over....mehn....start reading again. Re-activate your brain. I mean, read reasonable stuffs that really revamps your brain. Not some Instagram posts. You need to come up to par. It will help you when you come here.
5. Normally, what's actually different is "Method". The lecturers here are fast...kinda. But you'll be fine trust me. If a dumb ass like me can answer questions in Maths, Physics and Statistics classes (Even though i had a HND in Mechanical Engineering from home) while those whites mop at me, then you should do better. Key: Don't be intimidated, don't be proud either. All of us de hustle.
6. If you are coming here with SL, Come with money that can sustain yo for some months, couple of winter suits (If you are coming during winter) and food! Yes. I regretted buying clothes from Nigeria. It's personal. Though a bit expensive (Even though there are cheap stores), stuffs here are of standard. But imagine me coming here with no single maggi cube? I burnt cash already on food since i came. It will take you little time to discover the economic way of feeding here especially if you are like me who doesn't have someone here to show me the way....
7. Be nice. Don't spoil the reputation of Nigerians. If you do, they will reduce our slots and God no go forgive you. Here.....things work. The system is organized and kinda of ordered. Germans are courteous and sehr nett. Don't come here and block another person future abeg. Don't be notorious. Its nobody's business you Say?, Hell no! It's our business how you behave. Save the innocent Nigerians reputation.
8. Studying Engineering and trying to hammer at the same sequence is almost too hard. You go fail for class. Take it easy. Don't come with high-false-hopes of "Once i enter, i am hammer grin".Tell those you borrowed from to chill a while biko. What you can earn here is about 450 Euro per Month which can cater for your basic needs...as poor man wey i be. Once you finish and land a job.....then yo can Ronaldo all you can.
9. Get prepared for the hustle. It's not what you see in pictures. Get your mind prepared. Come prepared. No one has your time here. No one cares about your show-off. Even the Mercedes that dropped me from train station to my place was intimidating. Cars are toys here unlike in 9ja.
10. About chasing women or men.... well, i haven't seen any woman yet that can take my baby's place. As long as it lasts...i will try and control myself. Ain't marrying any shitty white wife even though i am still single. It's my choice and its very possible to stay sane. Girls will kinda be nice to you (what we call green light in Nigeria) but that does not necessarily translate to them rushing you.. nahhhh. But sha if you don't have a babe down here that loves you and you love back...don't commit yourself yet. Reason is...once you land here, your taste for woman go change and almost any 9ja babe you toast with plus+four+nine dialing code go gree... u see? But sha the winter is real mehn....Chukwunna biko!
10. Pls share your experience here. Let us have many Nigerians here....the more the merrier! I didn't have anyone pick me from Frankfurt....so that was the first point of "This is Lagos" in Germany. I had to find my way anyway... imagine i couldn't say poo in german? habatically grin grin grin I learnt german on my own anyway... i got books and audios. Don't use "Geothe is far" as an excuse. Find someone to speak to. Ignore translators...(i have my reasons.) It's better to start learning by speaking nonsense than using translators.. find someone who can learn with you or speak with you. Find and join German learners group on Facebook,...use your spare times productively instead of watching unclad women on Insta or trying to impress your Hushpuppi (for ladies) or Kimkardianshan (for guys) with poses and posts (I am saying this to those whose passion is strong about migrating and surviving here). Set your priorities and take it one at a time. Surely when you come here...you will change..positively (maybe). You'd become more simple and more open...
Its really irrational to blame Nigerians. Youths especially. What we are or have today as Nigerians was what was made available to us and what we were exposed to. Things are really shitty in Nigeria. Come here and refine your mind. Come here and become better. Nigerians are strong people. We've learned to survive the impossible. I can't imagine spending about 30years of my life only in Nigeria and Africa....
You have the right to thrash this....It's 100% your freedom.
Alles gute. Keep it coming boss  @emboldened i have known GERMANS ARE RACIST is just a stereotype and there is no iota of truth in it Racism/language is the major reason why most people prefer America but ask them if there is no discrimination in the USA. May we all succeed in DE |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:35am On May 02, 2019 |
janettee: It's not enough.
He's right, one needs at least 1000 euros to use for expenses until they can be able to access their BA.
And you forgot that finding an apartment is a herculean task if you are heading to a big city. Before you can get your semester ticket, you have to pay for it and it's not cheap. €1000 is more than enough o I believe the required amount needed is directly proportional to the city the person is heading to. €400 = small cities €1000 = big cities  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 9:27pm On May 01, 2019 |
Phucado words of advice
I wanna advise the prospective #teamwinter students to contact friends, nigerians and africans who are already in your prospective schools using facebook,linkedin etc. It will help you a lot and give u a lot of first hand information about your school and the city.
The guy who helped me to pay my uni-assist fees and mailed me the receipt is a student of my school in germany. I just transfered the naira equivalent into his account in Nigeria. He saved the the #4000 telex charges for transfering money.
I've not met him in real life but he has assisted me in so many ways. Told me about accomodation and the easiest way to go about it. He calls me if there's any development. That's how God has used him to be of help to me. Even a guy in the second school. I found most of them through linkedin. I've sampled opinions of different students in the schools and it has helped shapen and sharpen my mind on expectations and decision making. I also urge you guyz to do so. Search the dudes and divas out. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 8:35pm On May 01, 2019 |
erny11: 400 euro seems small, in some schools students fee is up to 300 euro. Plus other expenses you will have to handle before accessing BA funds. 1000 euro should be perfect €400 is not small Accommodation would have been sorted out before leaving Nigeria. You only need to obtain the semester ticket for easy movement which depends on the city. With proper management, €400 is okay |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 8:16pm On May 01, 2019 |
Some useful tips from Princejck
Those who re coming this winter...make unahhh take time enjoy Nigeria food oo..cuz food here no get taste especially chicken and porkmeat also eat enough fish cuz fish here cost, if possible carry dried one from Nigeria come.
Buy jeans from Nigeria, the cheapest jeans here nah from 40 euros and even that one nah Angebot u go find hamm.
If u don’t know anyone and u re planning to stay in hotel, I will advice u to look for Pension Zimmer or jugendherberge they re cheaper than hotel pending when u get apartments
Install Deutschebahn App and also google map on ur phone u will always need them.
If u buy any bottle or can drink always check if it’s Pfandflasche cuz if u throw it away u re throwing 25cent away..lol |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:56pm On May 01, 2019 |
From sakasitay
So, I stumbled upon a YouTube video about life in Germany and have decided to share this website - where you can practically be guided on price indices across different cities in Germany. These prices go from rent, utilities, internet, transport to feeding, cinema tickets, foodstuff and all other stuff.
Thought it might help some people:
www.numbeo.com |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:46pm On May 01, 2019 |
Princenjck Tipps
Getting Job is easy if you can speak and understand the German language.
Germans re not open to strangers, so socializing is hard. But if you could have one German friend then you re good.
Also you re only allowed to repeat a particular exam twice otherwise one would be Exmatrikulated.
Life as a student is ok, only if you can find balance between your job and studies.
Also German ladies no dey craze about African guys ooo( e hard to find German babe and them dey complicated) |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:37pm On May 01, 2019 |
Berliner contribution
I always tell people, come here legally and u will regret staying in Nigeria.
I will rather say God bless Germany than mentioning Nigeria.
Going on europe tour as if you are going to Ikeja.
Access to free education, plenty student job( averagely €1500=650k per month after tax), many easy way to become a german citizen,free semester ticket( you can travel a whole state 247 without paying kobo.
From nursery school to PhD education in Germany is 100% free for everyone.
Plenty free loan if u want oo....atleast u can get a credit card upto 6k euro=2.5m naira without collateral even as a student, if you are working full time here, plenty loan u can access at a very very low rate from mortgage to car of any brand
Please where can one get this in Nigeria?
Who ever tell you to stay back in Nigeria is your village member holding u back.
Theres no comparism between heaven and hell fire.
God bless Germany. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:34pm On May 01, 2019 |
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Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:29pm On May 01, 2019 |
legionnaire: Hadampson, you're a darling. Honestly! Let me showcase my integumentary system small  Danke..chef |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 7:22pm On May 01, 2019 |
Landing post
Braket
Well I flew Ethiopian airline and they flight was top notch and always ahead of schedule.(except the fact that the tyre of one of my luggage was destroyed but I was way overweight no do I blame them no )
A friend flew emirates and he regretted it. Why, the flight was very long to Frankfurt and the food served were shitty. He starved for over 15 hours.
Whereas Ethiopian airline food was superb because they served rice 
Kenthumphz response to Braket post Well, the only regret I see here is the food. Do I blame him. Me too, been the bush man wey I be, I have prepared for that. After all, can't a brother fast in peace again.... lol.
But as for the experience of the flight, my brother leave am, it's way better than Ethiopian. By the way, cost wise, Ethiopian Airways and Air Maroc cost more for August. They are only cheap during September.
Finally, the determinant of which flight to go with is always the cost first, duration of trip. Experience is the last. As for me, Emirates ticks all for me for late August. |
Travel › Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by Hadampson(m): 6:44pm On May 01, 2019 |
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Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 6:17pm On May 01, 2019 |
mychellin: I got your response.
Pls, don't forget your promise. I need to put up another as early as possible.
Thanks. I'm on it sir  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 6:16pm On May 01, 2019*. Modified: 7:13am On May 02, 2019 |
Phineas01 contribution
Hello guys, when coming, hold at least 1000 euro. Its going to take about a week to open a bank account here and also you will need to get a semester ticket to move around to get stuff, this is around 170 euro (I missed my orientation week so I didn't know about this ticket, for 1 week I was enjoying free ride on buses, thinking it was free. I almost got caught a certain day, It was then realized). When you are caught by control the penalty is 60 euro. In the case you don't have enough cash to pay for semester ticket yet , you can pay directly to the bus driver around 1 - 3 euro per journey (just tell the driver where you are going, he will tell you the amount).
Also carry enough clothes when you coming. Its not as cheap as you think. I too miss eko market
Apps you might need :
1. DB navigator : for train
2. Google translate app : for translating your german documents to english (very very handy)
3. Know the region you are in and download the transport app for that region: the app shows you the time your bus is going to arrive and bus stops. (makes life easy)
you can download myVRN app for (mannheim,heidelberg,ludwigshafen) VVS app for (stuggart, essliengen)
If you want to do side jobs here, try to learn german before coming if not just mange your 720 euro.
GOODNEWS : Germany new immigration laws has given equal rights to both native German and foreign students/Job seekers i.e there is no longer a priority to check if a citizen or EU national might be able to take the job. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:54pm On May 01, 2019 |
@mychellin, thank you very much sir I have seen the alert.. God go bless you beyond your imagination  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:48pm On May 01, 2019 |
Somebody asked a question on racism
This is the question... My white German friend told me that most Germans don't like going to eastern part of Germany...lack of job opportunities and so on, apart from berlin... and also it has high racism...the towns are cheap, with cheap accommodation, and feeding though. that's what he told me, but hr might be wrong
Yobaby answer to the question
Racism is everywhere but is how you deal with it and most times, you just get does weird stare and sometimes,might not want to seat near you int the train or remove their bags for you to seat. It does not worry me as i love Saxony. For jobs, some students are getting them but they really like you to communicate even with Basic German.
The towns and accommodation are cheap but for me,i am going to see if i can remain in Saxony and especially with the 2years permit they give. If renewing, you do not have to block money again. Since we are under Frieberg.....
I have met some Nigerians that relocated from the big cities to come to the East of Germany to settle and have jobs. But it depends on what an individual wants to achieve here in Germany.
In addition
You can earn 9 to 12euro per hour. Student jobs are available and agents that help to get you inventory,cleaning but if you are good in IT,you get those well. The thing is that, sometimes you would have to travel to work in other cities apart from your own.
Whatever you believe you can achieve in Germany can happen just believe in yourself and God. I have seen favour still work here for some Nigerians.There is a boy here, i call him "the man wey his Chi dey work for am".
My own personal experience as well. Germany is great. Just learn the language. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:32pm On May 01, 2019 |
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Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:15pm On May 01, 2019 |
IchBinBrait: Danke mein Bruder,, I will check it out!
Alright, thanks baba! Schön. dich. kennenzulernen. bruder  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:14pm On May 01, 2019 |
STENON: Thank you very much bro You're welcome ma'am  |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 5:13pm On May 01, 2019 |
Soocute experience in DE
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1) It took me from September to End of February to get a job here in Schweinfurt after aggressive job-hunt with my good level of German. All my seniors i know are not working here. The ones that worked before only did during summer and mostly outside Schweinfurt. Only one, was able to even get the summer job with Scheafler.
Every other guy that came this last winter with me are working in other cities outside Schweinfurt. Infact, just one firm named s.Oliver. them just pack go there dey do strenuous jobs out of "Can't help". Commute every morning at the train station to work with 5.30to 6.00 am train inside cold. This job they can't continue, when school resumes else them go fail prapra. I work with Bosch. So only me, minus like 20 of us, na good news be that?
2) Schweinfurt as the internet says is one the most Industrialized city in German and 3rd richest. This is because it is like a hub of companies. These companies cannot give you student job bro. Which certificate you get? Wetin you wan do for them? E just be like for naija, you wan work for Shell Petroleum or Big big compaines like that "4 hours per day as permitted by your student status" the job i am doing at Bosch is a sub-letted contract which the company (Bosch) itself no get time for. I am the only black there so i smile all the time against my personal wish as if i am always happy. I dey answer Sir, Ma to person wey no bathe last night, with dirty teeth and untidy shoes. Me wey get swag back home? one just sent me nonsense errand today i nearly cried on my painful safety booth (Mumu me go tell them my normal size without knowing that safety boot need to be oversize)
3) Language spoken in Bayern is mainly Bayrisch. Google it. I don't even want to bug. I never knew the difference until i traveled to other parts of Germany, it was a different ball-game. People were just speaking German i was familiar with (I already studied German by myself in Nigeria before coming here) and i felt good for once that i could understand what they were saying. If i had stayed more than a week, my German would have improved tremendously just by listening to people speaking the correct one. By the way, all Germans certificate exams are not written in Bayrisch which is spoken in Bavaria. It is written in Hoch deustch.
4) 2 professors in my school said it hooohaaa, "Education in this Bayern region is usually more difficult than other parts of Germany" now @heybaby have confirmed the same thing from her end. I will not explain this, but the number of admitted students and the number of retained students in my class has proved it. Germans inclusive.
Everything in life depends on individuals and your future plans. Our guys here normally tell me "Pass na Pass you dey find good grade?" and YES i dey find good grade make i fit do masters. I know people in my class, a cameroonain and Indian, these guys dey correct Prof mistakes sef but couldn't make good grade from former school but had to change school and come here to start afresh. So kolewerk? You think say i be Olodo abi? I never fail YET no mean say those wey fail na duns. One thing you should know here is that no fuvking Prof is starting from the scratch for you. Most of the time, the lecture go dey sound Calabar and Kalabari langage for your ears so you gats do self study. Wey the time? smh
5 Health insurance: Na so them tell us "Mawista is this Mawista is that" we just gree we no ask "proper people" question. Now i know the disadvantage of listening to people like you. With mawista, i had to pay my bill first at the hospital, even though they reimbursed me after a while, what if i no get the money to bill to pay upfront? Now Mawista gets increasingly expensive after the first year until it is eventually far more expensive than AOK.
For you to really work very well here, you need to be in a public health insurance. With private, no employer will allow you work long. i am saying facts that has happened to me. I have many "reasonable" German friends too. It's political somehow. Mawista is not a sole German Company. xxxxxxx so use your head if you have one.
If you go to hospital with AOK, they treat you, even thank you, give you food, tell you customer come next time. Because you are not even the one who is paying, AOK will pay and it's a German owned public health insurance. I will not talk too much. Even when your family eventually join you, your AOK insurance will cover all with small money ontop. So because i dey use Mawista, should i encourage all and sundry to use it just because it is cheap at first entry? Who love at first site epp? Them just nack my guy medical bill of 2800 euro last week. Please,be in his shoes and enjoy his reality of Mawista.
6) There is no German module in my course and other school has German modules in it (with embarrassingly 5CP each level in your last semester).
Just imagine say you dey finals and already have C1/C2 level of German? they are simply preparing you to be employed. Here, we pay for each level and its not graded. Asin, e no even dey curriculum sef. The campus language center just organize it. So we are doing about 7 courses every semester in that case. I dey talk still some people no get sense. When i went deep into the other school's curriculum, the mode of most exams na presentation. Some courses they even said "No exam" I called a friend in Saarland and asked how she was going about her Exams, She said "No exams, i just have plenty homework to do" I come dey ask myself, no be his same Germany all of us dey? The other School have like 4 electives. Here we have 8 electives with 1 general elective and 2 core competencies. So when you graduate, wetin them go call you? no be engineer
7) One idiot uncle of mine in USA had his friend telling him how he was making 10k euro doing 2 jobs during summer as a student in Germany. I don do all the Maths, permutation and combination, i no see how e take possible. Even Daimlar (Mercedes) that is paying highest cannot give you that in 5 months fulltime job as a student. Here, you can only do one full-time job (with tax) and one neben job which is 450 euro (without tax) only during holliday. It is not possible to do 2 fulltime jobs in Germany. If you can break the law here and hammer 2 full-time jobs here at once, please take me to your native doctor.
Schools around Norde Rhein Westfahlen give you students card to tour the whole NRW States for free all the time, how is it better than our ticket that cannot even take you to our main Campus in the same Lower Frankonia region? This means, you can't even go to Munich with your student's card here not to talk of the whole Bayern.
When you graduate here in this region, you need to earn a certain net per year to qualify for their paper. Its not that tough in other parts of Germany. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 4:53pm On May 01, 2019 |
Soocute experience in school
People come to Europe for many reasons sha. Since our results came out for the first semester, people don quiet for our class group chat. I mean both Americans, Indians etc. Have you encountered those lecturers that are "stingy" with marks?
My dear, a friend in Cottbus is doing 4 courses in a semester (renewable energy something) and all the exam he says is like a presentation. That means, you'd be given a topic to go and research and at the exam day you just come do presentations.
Here in my school in Bavaria, i just need someone in this NL in my school to come and testify. 
Me i know i am not lazy, but when you feel you got all the answers correct and yet the result just be like say you dey lie.
LIFE: all the regions of NRW, have one ticket to tour them. Students card (from semester fee) of about 250 euro per semester, that means, you have wider tourism destination and job search possibilities.
Here, we have two campuses, your ticket from Schweinfurt campus cannot take you to Wurzburg campus....same Lower Franconia oooo not to talk of the whole Bavaria? Tankiu.
No fun. social life here is dead because people here are mainly old people and workers. Nobody has your time really. They don't even speak Hochdeutsch...that's official German. They speak Bayriesch dialect. No "guten Morgen" here ooo...na "Servus" oder "Grusse dich" so imagine all the Germans you read in the book? See i don't even gave time to be explaining again.
People think you don't want them to come where you are, as if i even know you in person. The thing is, we don't want you to face what poo we are facing. Some guys in other cities are schooling, balling and saving money with less stress, why do you want to do it how e go hard you? One of our guys failed 3 courses this semester. now that means next semester, he's already in a shitty pressure.
Now my school is collaborating with Auslandbehorde (foreigners office where you go to renew your paper), every semester you must complete 75percent of your coursework else, you have issues. That means 5 out of 6 courses every semester(We are doing 6 courses every semester for my course, Business and Engineering).
This does not include the compulsory German course you must prove. For instance, i got 1.3 in my A1 German, and 1.0 in my A2 German exam. Unfortunately, here, it doesn't count in your total CGPA. whereas in other Unis, the language counts in your CGPA and it is part of normal class, so you expected to normally graduate with C1 or C2 (which makes getting job pretty easier for you) which is the highest German....in the whole world . Here the German class is held outside normal study time table, but it is a must oooo and you have to pay for it...each level
Finally, i know wetin carry e come Germany, if i had known, i wouldn't come to Schweinfut. Bavarians are just proud, they wanna tell you "yo! this is Germany and we are the real native Germans" so they are strict with everything. Not as if i don't have job, honestly i am the only one yet, other Nigerians here are paying Train ticket to travel 60km or more daily to work. So because i got job and many didn't get, does it mean all is well with Schweinfurt? or because i didn't fail any course and many failed, does it mean i am smart and they are duns or does't mean the exam was easy? Na you sabi.
Inferential statistics doesn't not depend on Mode, but mean distribution as a measure of central tendency and a specific confidence interval (E no go better for Prof Mark )
Well,in this jungle, make your mind dey am. Uche gi ga-adi ya fulltime. Now i have food, i am hungry but i don't have time to even cook next minute i am going to work...chai Oluwa Biko oooo. |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 4:42pm On May 01, 2019 |
Reason why you should learn German before leaving by Soocute
My flatmate couldn't get job all these while after hundreds of applications. He managed to get a call yesterday from a potential employer for an interview on Monday.
Luckily he was shouting hallo!! hallo!!! till he got to me and quickly passed me the phone. So i took the call for him and it was in invitation for interview on Monday. I spoke all the German and got all the details for him.
How he's been wondering how he'd manage the interview tomorrow because no be him answer call.
Unfortunately i can't follow him to the interview because i've got to go to work tomorrow. Since last night all i've been hearing from his end is no longer Netflix movie sounds and "I've gat you babe, to make me feel alright...." na Olukonya and TB Joshua tapes.  I know how it feels to be jobless here. I pray God answers him really. It's not funny.
Fasten your seatbelts guys. This hustle is fvcking real |
Travel › Re: Nigerian Students In Germany..how Do You Survive?? by Hadampson(m): 4:37pm On May 01, 2019 |
Soocute tips
1)See eehhh, when you dey 9ja, you usually see Germanyy as "Geerrrrrmmmaaaanyyyyyy" but when you eventually come here, the excitement will "shift" and you wake up to reality 
TIP: make your plans solid and be prepared from home. Get all the information about the city you are headed especially ask people wey dey ground. For instance, i live in Bayernn (Schweinfurtt). Internet reported that my city is the 3rd richest city in Germanyy and the most industrialized (Not so sure about the most Industrialized part again). To me i felt like...."Hustle go stew" my dear the reality is that those big big companies would hardly wanna give out "student job". But this stuff is where man wan pay bills. So you see? Bills don't stop coming, so boys be porting outside city to get jobs. Sometimes you pay big transport. I know guys wey go other city pay fresh rent and they are looking for someone to occupy their house here and even pay half of the rent. Kole werk
2) Languge IS KEY: I visited Osnabruckk, a city in Hanover nd spent 1 week there. I discovered they speak correct Germann(Hoch Deutsch) and i was able to improve my Germann and my hearing skills in days. I was impressed. It's not the same as in Bayernn. They speak Bayerish...kinda dialect. Now, the Germann person i was in his house told me "If you have C1 level of Germann in my city (Osnabruckk) you have a great point to apply for citizenship." These are his words. I didn't do further research but based on his portfolio (he was in Government for 20 years and currently in charge of refugees shelter blablabla) i know he knows poo.
You need language anyhow to succeed in this country. Imagine the ease of improving your Germann by simply "Being in the right surrounding"? even if you speak nonsense, atleast you hear people speaking the right poo, its easy to pickup and boost your morale to even try to speak.
3) Some good Unis are not on daad.de. Even if they are, not all their courses are on daad. The University of Osnabruckk is gadamm good. Bigger than my current uni and has courses in English. With population of over 30,000 students offering almost all the courses you can think of, whereas we are just 2,700 my area. Plus the campus in wurzburg we will be about 9000 max. Do the Maths.
Now use your head, it will be easy for you to find escape route in a school with many 'Humans'(male/females) than a school with few Humans. If you know you know If you think am bluffing, imagine entering plane back to dah gadame country if things no stew as you thought? I no go talk again. Infact i don't even want to go into details.
4) You can change school and transfer credits (Bachelors only) but not for than 90 credits. Which means you can start from third semester in you new school if the course contents are same ooo. Why not make the right choice from the beginning when you still can?
5) A friend said that "Bayernn is Bayernn and Germanyy is Germanyy" because their shits are kinda different from other parts of DE. So, i asked myself, if DE na DE, why do i want to go through the difficult path bikonu?
6) Finally everything wey i just talk na lie!! (I sabi wetin make i dey yarn for awa tongue ooo. No be say i no sabi spell Ingrish, data security is real. I sabi y i plus extra letters to names, i no hear say them come for me 
7) If you can, learn coding.....work go pursue you enter gutter. Atleast that one no need language proficiency. i actually got an offer in my Uni but na C++ dem need but na Python i dey write. The pay na die and i could work longer hours had i known C++.
8.) Even as a student (Where i live) you need to earn net of 1500 euro monthly to invite your "anybody".....make you know ooooo. This net is not possible for a student to earn legally.
9) Before you come here, If you like, give woman belle, if you like promise girl marriage, i nogo warn you except your religion and personality permits many wives and your current "plural" no get mind to kuku poison you and your new plural. Better remain single and come here because even plural people come here port to single 
10) If you come here with hustle for head, make sure you smart pass the gwomenti. I have seen where they control one nigga give am 30 days to leave DE. The nigga arrange lawyer, show that he passed certain number of courses in school, spent all that hustle money back to gwomenti. So, arrange you juju well well make you fit miss  |