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Hi everyone!

I just wanted to get some things off my chest.. I am an International (non-EU) Student doing my Masters at RWTH. I came here to Aachen/Germany so excited for the opportunity, and I'm so grateful I like the University and my course and am working hard towards my goals! :) But it is SO LONELY! Plus, getting a spot in the dorms was near impossible for me, so I'm in a WG, with a roomate and building mates that don't talk to each other AT ALL, it feels so surreal...

In my program, most people just vanish after the class ends.. Even at the Working Student job at the company, co workers are polite for sure, but not really social with me and quite visibly don't include in conversations during lunch and afterwards.. I so sense some subtle racism in the way they talk down to me as well :/

I am an introvert by nature so it takes a lot for me to put myself out there socially in the first place... But still I don't want to be isolated/alone so I do go to Uni social events sometimes and socialize/mingle with people and it's nice to meet new people but I feel like contacts/exchanges fade away so quickly and become strangers again, which is fair I know, everyone is busy...

It's just that I can't take it anymore, being alone in a foreign country without family/support system managing studies, work, and living on my own independently and all the tasks that come with that.. It's severely affecting my mental health and I am thinking of going back home, all my hard work down the drain :(

Yes, I know there is typical other things I can do like go seek counselor/therapy or join a University club or something, but I don't really have the mental capacity for that anymore..

I don't know I can't help but feel this way... Can anyone relate?

Is taking ssris, therapy for personal or professuonal reasons common/ not a tabboo topic?

What are the mental health rrsources that are actually helpfil in aachen?

Would appreciate if u can share your expsriences

Hello all.

Has anyone recently submitted their master thesis or know about the software that they use to identify the % of content written by AI? I have seen that most of those softwares can give false positive results. How does RWTH take this into account and are there any tips to tackle this?

Any advice would be helpful, thanks in advance :)

Hi everyone,

I received offer letters from RWTH Aachen (through international academy) for MME-CAME and CAME programs.

For context, I'm an Indian professional with experience in product engineering and simulation (thermal) modelling. I'm considering the MME-CAME program because I received a 25% scholarship on tuition fees

I want to know:

1. If I take a loan to study in Germany, what will be the ROI?

2. What are the job trends associated with this program?

Thanks.

Hi Leute, bin durch Diskrete Strukturen und Afi gefallen da privat viel los.
Würde gerne grobe Übersicht haben welche Module wie schwer sind,
am besten durch Lernaufwand-Menge, Schwierigkeit und Durchfallquoten.
(auch Wahlpflichfächer)

Welche sind die "leichtesten" im ganzen Bachelor bisher?
Persönlichen Erfahrungen neben den Durchfallensquote auch interessant

bisher in Aussicht, aber kann schwer aussortieren:

Datenstrukturen und Algorithmen (7)
Betriebssysteme und Systemsoftware (7)
Formale Systeme, Automaten, Prozesse (6)
Einführung in die Stochastik (6)
Proseminar (4)
Operations Research (5)
Business Process Intelligence (5)
Einführung in eingebettete Systeme (6)
Mobile Internet Technology (6)
Statistische Methoden zur Verarbeitung natürlicher Sprache (6)
High-Performance Computing (6)

(gerne mehr Vorschlagen & Aussortierung vorschlagen)

Ich habe gerade eine Vorpraktikumsstelle bekommen und wollte wissen, wie der Anerkennungsprozess für das Praktikum abläuft.

Muss ich während der gesamten Dauer des Praktikums mit dem Praktikantenamt in Kontakt bleiben, damit das Praktikum am Ende anerkannt wird?

Außerdem: Ich bin ein Nicht-EU-Student und darf normalerweise nur 20 Stunden pro Woche arbeiten. Wird das problematisch für den Arbeitgeber? Soweit ich verstanden habe, gilt das Vorpraktikum als Pflichtpraktikum und ist von dieser Einschränkung befreit. Kann das jemand bestätigen?

Zum Kontext: Ich studiere Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (Maschinenbau) und muss mein sechswöchiges Vorpraktikum nachholen.

Hey

i have to do a lot of exercises to get better and faster in solving the problems. The exercises from my profs aren't very helpful to pass the exam.

Maybe anyone has a good tip for me or want to exchange exercises?

(and yes i tried google, i tried gemini, i tried Claude but i cant find what im looking for, in looked into discord and found dead links..)

Hi everyone, I just got into the M.Sc. RoboSys program. My payment deadline is May 11th, but I won't hear back from other public unis until August.

​Since this program is through the International Academy (private-sector fees), does anyone know their specific refund policy if I withdraw in late summer? Do they keep a "processing fee" or is it fully refundable?

Hey everyone, I’m starting my CES Master’s at RWTH and trying to plan my summer semester. Are there any courses (electives, Wahlpflicht, etc.) that you’d recommend — either because they’re well-taught, have a fair exam, or are just generally manageable workload-wise?

Would love to hear what worked well for you. Thanks!

Does anyone know if RWTH accepts abroad internship and what is the procedure?

Hallo, die letzte Prüfungsleistung meines Bachelors wurde eingetragen und jetzt warte ich nur noch auf das finale Zeugnis. Werde ich nach Abschluss des Bachelors und nicht-einschreibung in einen Master bzw. nicht zahlen der Semestergebüren automatisch exmatrikuliert oder muss ich noch aktiv etwas tun? Gibt es weitere Dinge, die ich nach dem Abschluss beachten sollte? Leider finde ich hier online relativ wenig zu, danke für die Hilfe!

Hi hat jemand die WhatsApp Links für die Module für den zweiten Semester Maschinenbau

Hi does anyone have any whatsapp group links for the courses for the second semester Mechanical Engineering

Hey Leute, Ich studiere Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen mit Schwerpunkt Bauingenieurwesen und bin mir unsicher, welche der vier Vertiefungen ich nehmen soll. Kann jemand aus eigener Erfahrung sagen, was eher schwerer oder vielleicht einfacher ist? Ich würde mich über jeden Rat freuen