Timeline to apply for undergraduate studies in Germany from the US

Applying to College
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I wonder about the timeline and procedure to apply for full time undergraduate studies in Germany after graduating from a US high school and would be interested if anyone on the forum can share their experience in managing the deadlines and formalities.

I seems the application deadline is typically July-15th, see http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/bachelor/allgemein/bewerbungsfristen/index.html

Considering that the US school year ends in the end of June, it seems rushed to get all the paperwork, including translated high school diplomas to Germany in time to be able to enroll for the coming fall semester. Is this workable?

Thanks

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Start preparing it now. Make sure all requirements are met to get into the university you want. As I recall, there were 4 AP classes/ tests required as well as good scores, transcript, etc. Math or Science, History, Language, and one other I can’t recall, perhaps History.

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Thanks, the formal requirements seem to be a German language certificate like https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/ney/prf/testdaf.html and minimum academic requirements for the high school diploma. According to http://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/schulabschluesse-mit-hochschulzugang.html#land_gewaehlt for example a GPA of 3.0 and new SAT score of 1360 would be sufficient, unless the university itself has a higher requirement.

Assuming that’s all covered, would be nice to read someones actual experience about the application procedure and dealing with the bureaucracy. Also it seems that some more popular German universities require entry exams and interview. See for example, http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/bewerbung/verfahren/info_satzung.html , which seems to indicate that applicants for certain competitive majors are expected to show up for an interview in August in order to be admitted for fall.

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This might be a bit late, but:

The application process varies from university to university, but most will only require your high school transcript, maybe AP/SAT results and usually a certificate to fulfill the language requirements. Some universities will also interview you and/or conduct additional tests.

Since I’m from Germany, I don’t know what the process looks like when applying from the US. However, if you have questions regarding the application process, it might help to contact the international office of the institutions you’re interested in.