>What keeps US students from coming to Germany and study there? Increasingly more Americans are studying in Germany (and elsewhere). http://www.dw.com/en/leav

>What keeps US students from coming to Germany and study there? Increasingly more Americans are studying in Germany (and elsewhere). http://www.dw.com/en/leaving-the-us-for-a-german-degree/a-18599858 http://www.dw.com/en/leaving-the-us-for-a-german-degree/a-18... But, I think you underestimate how difficult it is to move to another country. Language, visas (and other bureaocracy) are indeed issues, as are uprooting one's life and moving to a foreign place; no friends, family, familiarity. Of course studying in Germany or the NL or another country where the education is taking place in English is less of a barrier than moving to a place where that isn't the case, but it is a barrier nonetheless. It can be nervewracking and overwhelming. It's a major step; much more so than simply moving to another US state for college, for example. I say this as someone who left the US years ago to study. I adapted quite well, but I recognize what a big shift it can be.