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It is not about it being completely free. The whole point is how 235€ or even 1000€ per semester is nothing compared to tens of thousands americans pay in tuito
by bpires 12y ago
It is not about it being completely free. The whole point is how 235€ or even 1000€ per semester is nothing compared to tens of thousands americans pay in tuiton. Top universities in the US like MIT and Stanford charge over $40000 per year. With half of that you could comfortably live as a student in Germany for a year with all expenses paid. I live as a student in Germany on 650€/mo. That's less than $10000 a year.
- k__ 12y agoThe professors always told us, that the US is much more expensive with their education, but the people know this and have many options to save this money till the children are old enough to study, so it shouldn't be so bad...
- mhurron 12y agoFunny guy.
- MaximillianII 12y agoGerman comma detected above.
- k__ 12y agolol I don't even know how to set commas right in German, let alone in English...
- wyclif 12y agoIs that supposed to make Americans feel better about going into crushing educational debt? Articles like this make me think I should be packing up and heading to Germany ;-)
- legulere 12y agoUntil recently we paid 500€ in Bavaria per semester additionally to the around 50€ we still have to pay and abolishing it made quite the difference, especially to people whose parents don't earn that much.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoMay I ask how much a student should expect to pay for housing and food per semester?
- lorenzhs 12y agoDepends a lot on where and how you live, but 400-600€ should suffice easily if you're on a budget.
- eru 12y agoTo clarify: the 400-600 Euro is per month, not per semester. Bavaria is one of the more expensive ('cause rich) states. If you are willing to live in the East (hey, Berlin!), you can get by on less.