I am Germany born but got my hs diploma in the USA. Can I apply for college in Germany?

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A.H.

Quite complicated question.
First of all being born in Germany doesn't mean anything, if you are German citizen (since your mother, or father, or both are ) you can apply for college in Germany, but the american diplomas will not be recognized, that means you will have to pass tests and exams before attending college in Germany.

If you are no German citizen other rules apply I will add a link

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/LernenUndArbeiten/Studium/StudiumInDneu.html

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/LernenUndArbeiten/Studium/FactsAboutHigherEdu.html

EDIT @ Frackled if you can't provide any new information, or new links in addition to the ones provided by me why bothering to answer?
Just for the 2 points, or are you trying to gamepoint again like you did before?

IM Maya

I agree with Besser Ossi
Maia is always correct but you have to see her advantage is she is working with a well known East German company which knows all about everything ;)

Maya STASI Nutte

I agree with Besser Ossi and IM Maja
Also you must not forget the very special ways Maia gets her information

Maja Besser-Ossi

Maja is always correct she knows everything about everything.
Also she is East German and therefore has to be given BA.
This is a rule in Germany which led to the fact that we even have an East German woman as Chancellor.

The Postman

Well if you are a good c o c k s u c k e r or you have a nice tight p u s s y or @ss maybe we ll make an exception

@ maia 2000 since you seem to have a lot of spare time I want to make you an offer how to earn some cash
we plan a movie with some s lu ts from GDR playing with our dogs and horses in their worn out c u n t s and @sses
we pay cash right after the shootings

t_maia2000

No, you normally cannot. The rules for getting a highschool diploma aren't strict enough to compare it with the German Abitur. But certain rules apply if the SAT or ACT and AP scores are very high and or the courses you took in highschool were equally demanding as sitting for the Abitur.

You can look up the the information you need on the following links:

http://www.anabin.de/

Click on Ãœbersicht nach LÃ¤ndern -AbschlÃ¼sse, USA, dann Hochschulzugang -
Zeugnisbewertung und High School Diploma HSD - there you see the exact scores you need for direct admission into German university.

For example you'll be admitted without further delay into German university if you got 1300 points in both Math and Critical Reading on the SAT. If you got 1150 points on the SAT you'll be admitted only if you took certain subjects.

The second link
http://www.daad.de/deutschland/wege-durchs-studium/zulassung/06160.de.html describes how you get admitted into college in Germany. If your SAT/ACT/AP scores are not enough for direct admission into German university you have to attend a Studienkolleg. This will be similar to getting a general education degree from a college in the USA. (You can change the link to English by clicking on English in the upper left-hand corner if your German is not up to it.)

Hope this was helpful.

~~ little miss horsaholic ~~

O no I don't think so, you should maybe start college in the states and try to apply for a few semesters in Germany.

@ The Postman, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU???

frackledJJ

Questions of nationality and citizenship aside, if you hold a high school diploma only, it is not possible to attend a university in Germany. (the difference between a US American College and a US American University escapes me right now, but in Germany, they are all Universities or Universities of applied sciences)
Anyway... One needs to have 2 years of College/University education from a US school, and pass a language test in order to be able to apply.
Other requirements, I guess, are the schools individual concern.

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