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It's an advantage to have wealthy and/or educated parents no matter what kind of system you have. But in Germany your chances are much better than in the US. No
by tomaha 8y ago
It's an advantage to have wealthy and/or educated parents no matter what kind of system you have. But in Germany your chances are much better than in the US. No one in my family went to university before me and I had disadvantages because of that. But you still have excellent opportunities and just lack the advise of experienced parents/friends and perhaps are more risk-averse (but with Bafög you'll get some help there (monetary support if your parents don't earn enough)).
- TulliusCicero 8y agoYeah, I'm not saying it's a worse system. I'm just pointing out that in practice, there are compromises.
- mcguire 8y agoInterestingly, Germany has a lower-than-average drop-out rate (https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/eag_highlights-2008-9-en.pdf?expires=1536870550&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=0A29B0ED9F728FCBAE361C9F657342D9 https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/eag_highlights-2008-...). On the other hand, US and European higher education are not directly comparable. (https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/articles/2017-08-11/how-bachelors-degree-programs-in-the-us-and-europe-differ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/ar..., https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/articles/2016-06-20/6-things-to-know-about-earning-an-undergraduate-degree-in-germany https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/ar...)