Mechatronics in the winter semester or industrial engineering in the summer semester?

Hello, I have a question. I'm about to start the summer semester and would like to enroll in a degree program. Possible options are industrial engineering or safety engineering, although I'm not entirely convinced about either. I actually always wanted to study mechatronics because I want to work in robotics later. I earned my vocational…

Human Medicine study place swap for the summer semester 2025 (SS25). Which university should I prioritize?

Nice evening, I would like to start my first preclinical semester in Göttingen in SS25, but I don't expect to get a place. Now I'm faced with the question of whether to prioritize Mainz, Würzburg, or Erlangen/Nuremberg to potentially find a swap partner. Since this has to happen soon, I would appreciate any short-term advice,…

Drop out of college and start a new one – child benefit?

Hello everyone, I started studying physics this winter semester and realized pretty quickly that it wasn't for me. Now I'd like to start another course, but that's not offered until the next winter semester. I'm reluctant to continue into the second semester because the course is already quite demanding, and I'm not really interested in…

How do I correctly cite this work by Gelzer?

My university’s citation guidelines for a monograph are: Last name, first name: Title. Subtitle, if applicable, edition, place, year. I used this work: Gelzer, Matthias: Caesar: the politician and statesman, Stuttgart 2008. This is a reprint based on the 1983 edition and contains an introduction and selected biography by Ernst Baltrusch. I'm not sure whether…

Working during waiting semesters or studying something else?

Hello folks, I passed my Abitur this summer. Unfortunately, my average grade was about 0.2 below the required grade for my desired course of study in the winter semester. My plan was actually to take a waiting semester and reapply for the program in the summer semester. To bridge the gap, I wanted to work…