German restrictive professional analysis
When you apply for a major in a German university, you will often encounter a word, that is, restrictive major, and the German abbreviation (actually Latin) is NC. You may have heard that medicine and law are restricted majors, but recently, some people said that computer is also a restricted major, and they also heard that it is difficult for international students to apply for restricted majors, which has brought some confusion to friends who want to choose these majors. We often see a typical problem: I studied law in China and now I want to go to Germany for further study, but I heard that the law major is a restricted major, so let's listen to how those restricted majors who want to study in Germany apply.
To understand this problem, we must first explain what is a restricted major. The following is DAAD's explanation:
1, some? Is it hot? Major, because there are too many applicants and the number of study places is limited, but the federal or state universities implement it? Quota restrictions? (Zulassungsbecheraenkungen: numerus clausus, NC). A certain percentage of places are allocated to foreign students.
2, in fact, there is no absolute limit, which depends on the federal (hard indicators) and state universities (soft indicators). Generally speaking, it is related to international students? Is it hot? Major: medicine, pharmacy, biology (including biochemistry, biotechnology, etc. ), psychology, informatics, architecture, national economics. Enterprise management and so on. Therefore, when applying for these majors, you should consult the foreign affairs office of the school in advance.
When this word appeared in German universities has been impossible to verify, but because one of the great advantages of German education is notarization, that is, the treatment of international students and domestic students is the same (at least as stipulated in the policy), we can understand some requirements of this major for German students. The scores of college entrance examination in Germany and professional courses in universities in the future are all 6 points. 1 is the perfect score, and 6 is the lowest. So it's not a good thing to get 5 points in every course in Germany. Just like the key universities in China, there are special requirements for the admission of restricted majors. For example, many places stipulate that the admission standard for medical law and other majors is 1.2 or 1.3, which means that students should be admitted well. It can be inferred that both medicine and judges require high quality and sense of responsibility in the future, and these two professions are closely related to people's lives, so we have to consider them carefully when enrolling students. Related psychology is also restricted in many universities. Moreover, not every university can enroll students at will, and a region will have a review Committee or a marking team that restricts majors. It is up to them to set the criteria for enrollment and finally choose students. A few well-known universities themselves have such accreditation rights, which is equivalent to the establishment of accreditation committees in various regions within universities.
For German students, the grading standard is relatively simple and intuitive because of Abitur (German College Entrance Examination), while for foreign students, they need to make analysis and evaluation according to their specific conditions. Finally, college enrollment scores should refer to their opinions, and students with limited majors can only get one admission notice. China students should pay attention to their qualifications when applying for this category. More importantly, their college entrance examination scores are the same as those of German students. Only students with good grades have a greater chance of being encouraged by Germans to study in this field. There is also the academic performance in the university is also very important, especially in the same professional courses. Another factor is related subjects, and grades are also a factor to consider. For example, if you want to study law, your math scores should not be too bad, because it is considered to be the embodiment of a person's logical thinking ability; For medical students, math scores are far less important than chemistry. After all, you should understand the synthesis of various drugs and so on. Therefore, the door to restricted majors is only open to those who meet this grading standard.
The above are traditional restricted majors, but now more and more universities take computer (Infomatik) and economics (BWL) as such majors, including Humboldt University and even Lian Guomin Economics (VWL), and some universities have added Germanistik, which is a new restricted major in the present sense. Except for a few universities, which are famous for that major, most of them are because there are too many applicants. So I used restrictions as an excuse to block most people's applications. Because the current green card policy in Germany has led to the rapid rise of computer major, if you look at the university website, many infomatik are marked with NC logo, or even if they are not directly marked, you will see that this major has become a restricted major in the refusal letter after you send the application materials. This attitude is just an excuse, and they are also the choice after quota allocation. It is natural for popular majors to have such a result. The following passage is a very common refusal letter under the pretext of restricting majors:
Ryder Cohen has given up. You have finished your nutrition knowledge, and you have studied it for 5 years. This is a very important study. Nevertheless, we have accumulated a lot of experience in our study. You will finish your studies before the end of the summer semester of 20001year.
Finally, restrictive majors are not so far away. As long as your relevant grades are excellent (and the scores of many China students are much higher than those of students from other countries), you still have a good chance to make some preparations in advance and apply early. You just need to be prepared in advance. Sometimes you will get the admission notice one semester later than the application, because there are still people waiting in line in front, which is normal.
For those who are rejected, you can ask to wait in line and wait for a place. Because German universities will give you a chance. Some students, including German students themselves, have passed the grading, but due to the limited positions in that year, they will also be told by the university that they will have to wait for some time. After queuing in advance, the next application will have a little priority. It's just that the time some universities keep you waiting sounds ridiculous. For example, a friend who has passed the DSH exam applied for the economics major in FH this semester and was told that this major has become a restricted major in this school. Although I passed the grade, I ranked lower, so I have to wait 9 semesters to miss this major!
The above is a detailed introduction to the restrictive major of studying in Germany, hoping to help you.