Hey everyone,

I’m applying to the BSc in Aerospace Engineering this Winter Semester, and I’d really appreciate some insight from people who’ve gone through the aptitude assessment process (especially the interview stage).

My situation:

• I already have all required documents ready:
  • VPD from uni-assist
  • CV
  • motivation letter
  • passport
  • German A2
  • Some strong recommendation letters from the uni professors i met.
• I also completed the 8-week pre-study internship (Development + Operations), fully documented
• I’ve done 1 year of Informatics Engineering in Argentina, to cover the requirement to skip Studienkolleg

My score (based on TUM formulas):

Using the official weighting system (HZB + subject grades + bonus), I consistently land around:

➡️ 80–82 / 100

From what I understand:

• ≥ 80 → direct admission
• 73–79 → interview (stage 2)
• but I’ve also seen cases where even borderline 80 gets pushed to interview depending on subject evaluation

So I’m kind of in that “edge of direct admission” zone, which is why I’m preparing for the interview just in case.

(I’m attaching a screenshot of my VPD grades for context.)

My questions:

1. Realistically, do you think I’ll get an interview?

For those who applied:

• If you were around 80–82, did you get direct admission or still get called?
• How strict is TUM with the cutoff in practice?

2. How hard is the Aerospace aptitude interview?

I’ve read it’s about:

• motivation
• basic understanding of math/physics
• ability to think like an engineer

But I’d really like to know:

• How technical does it get?
• Is it more conceptual or calculation-based?
• Do they go deep into physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, etc.)?

3. If you had the interview, how was it?

• What was the structure like?
• How long did it last?
• Was it more like a conversation or more like an exam?

4. What should I study to prepare properly?

This is the part I care about most.

Given my background (informatics → moving into aerospace), what would you recommend?

For example:

• specific topics (mechanics? calculus? basic aerodynamics?)
• any courses / YouTube playlists / textbooks
• level of depth expected

5. Does my background help or hurt?

I come from (VDP also limited):

• Informatics Engineering (1 year)
• internship in data systems / pipelines / applied ML

Do they see this as:

• a plus (systems thinking, programming, etc.) or
• a gap (lack of classical physics/mechanics)?