As an experienced person who has applied to German art schools, Little More will unveil the veil of studying abroad in German art for you today, and open the door of German art schools that are "terrible" and difficult to apply for by "black intermediaries", so that you can get on the right track and stop wandering in the misunderstanding.

Next, we will tell you about studying abroad in German art from the following aspects:

APS audit?

colleges and universities apply for

language test recommended by art colleges

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APS audit

APS audit is a hurdle for studying in Germany, and I believe many students have a headache, and even have a conflict with studying in German art because of APS audit.

APS audit is a mechanism for China students to check the authenticity of their academic materials before applying for German universities. When the applicant successfully passes the material review and examination procedures, he will get an audit certificate issued by the audit department, and the applicant needs to apply for a German university with this certificate. Everyone has only three opportunities to participate in APS. If all three opportunities are used up, they will not be able to study in Germany.

APS audit process

Online registration of APS in official website-Obtaining registration number-Remittance of audit fee (RMB2,5)-Notarization of materials-Submitting notarized materials, remittance slip and online registration certificate form of audit department-Audit department begins to accept-Obtaining audit number (file number)-Starting audit queuing (according to different majors, The duration also varies from 1 month to 8 months+)-The audit department informs the interview

The audit is generally divided into a small written test (the written test of design students may need drawing)

and a small interview of 2-3 minutes (about 5 minutes of self-introduction and motivation to study abroad, and about 2 minutes of professional investigation)

Xiao More's audit registration at that time

had a general understanding of APS audit. Compared with other majors, APS is more difficult for students majoring in art and design

I believe many people have left a deep shadow on APS after reading the introduction of studying in Germany. It is also possible that many art students heard the intermediary teacher say this when consulting: APS is very difficult for students of other majors, even more difficult for art students.

this is absolutely wrong!

First of all, let's take a look at official website from the Audit Department of APS in Germany:

See ~ official website has given a clear explanation that art design students are divided into two categories-pure art (painting) and design, among which, pure art students do not need to participate in APS audit, only need to submit audit materials and 5 yuan's application fee to the Audit Department, and generally the Audit Department will give a reply four weeks later. Therefore, for students majoring in pure art, there is no pressure from APS at all.

After that, Little More, who is a professional in visual communication, will tell you about the APS audit of design students with his own personal experience and that of friends around him.

really! Yes! One! Point! Son! Both! No! Difficult! Even simpler than other majors!

to put it bluntly, APS is an auditing mechanism for German students studying in China. Therefore, for students who participate in APS audit, the biggest difficulty of APS is actually: language and major.

language

APS can choose the auditing language:

English auditing

German auditing

English and German auditing

Xiao More suggested

If you are not very confident about your German level, you'd better choose English auditing, followed by English and German auditing, and then German auditing.

Major

Compared with other majors, students majoring in design have a great advantage when applying, that is, they can bring their own portfolios! And! During the interview, you can also communicate with the auditor by drawing. Compared with other professional students, they can only talk face-to-face with the auditor for 2 minutes honestly. Is this way easier?

myth 2? The queue time of APS is endless, which consumes too much energy.

"The queue time of APS is endless", which is very popular for majors such as machinery and telecommunications. Students in these majors queue for as little as three months and as long as more than half a year. However, the number of design majors is actually a relatively small part of all German students, so there are not many design students who participate in APS. Little More would like to reveal a little information to you here: the audit department often audits a certain major in a certain period of time.

Xiao More suggested

In p>215-217, the audit of design majors was concentrated in July-October. It is suggested that students majoring in design should submit the audit materials before the summer vacation, so the waiting time may be shorter. Little More submitted the audit materials at the end of July, notified the audit at the end of August, and then took part in the audit, which took less than two months.

the phrase "wasting energy" is mainly aimed at students who failed the APS audit for the first time. If the first trial fails, it will take three months for the applicant to apply again. After applying, I waited in line for the interview notice again ... That's why there is such a saying of "wasting energy".

Xiao More suggested that

APS audit should be taken seriously, and you can read more information shared by predecessors on websites and forums;

Start preparing early, and prepare a professional arrangement outline for different subjects;

The knowledge points should be sorted from big to small, and a small example should be prepared as far as possible at each step;

focus on reviewing graduation design, subjects with the highest and worst grades

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college application

German art design majors are very different from other countries when applying in colleges and universities. Let's take a look at it together ~

Misunderstanding 3? Germany can't change majors

This is the biggest misunderstanding for studying in Germany, not only for art and design majors, but also for many students of other majors. I believe that teachers often tell you this when consulting, right? I finished my undergraduate course in China, but when I applied for a German graduate student, I was told that I could not change my major, and I had to be consistent with my undergraduate major. But in fact, this is not absolute, and it is also a case-by-case. Let's explain it to you in detail ~

Undergraduates change majors

For example, engineering majors want to transfer to design majors. If such students have graduated from undergraduate courses in China, they should not directly study for graduate students when applying for colleges and universities, but should start from undergraduate courses. For undergraduate students, they need to take a preparatory course and then study undergraduate courses again from the freshman year.

a major with a small span, that is, the applied major belongs to the same category as this major, and there are many cross-courses, and the applicant has excellent grades during the undergraduate period, so you can apply for changing to a major for postgraduate study. Take Xiao More as an example. Xiao More studied visual communication as an undergraduate, but applied for not only visual communication but also multimedia art when applying.

Postgraduates change majors

Postgraduates in Germany are not allowed to change majors in theory, but there is an exception: applicants who have graduated and have worked for a period of time (usually six months to more than one year) can choose to apply across majors, but in this case, the school will charge the applicants a certain tuition fee.

Changing majors while studying

This situation is aimed at students who have already entered German universities. Most German universities allow students to change majors at the basic course stage, but they all have higher requirements, especially for some popular majors, and there is a quota limit. Students need excellent grades before they have the opportunity to apply.

Xiao More suggested

Before applying for colleges and majors, if you really want to change majors, you'd better check whether the major you want to apply for belongs to the same department as your own major in official website, and whether there are many cross-courses. For example, landscape design students can consider applying for architectural landscape major; Students majoring in industrial design can also consider applying for product design. If some domestic majors are not available abroad, you need to contact the school by email for further confirmation.

misunderstanding 4? German art colleges only need to submit their portfolios when applying

The biggest difference between German art colleges and British and American art colleges is that students not only need to submit their portfolios, but also need to take professional examinations when applying. Yes, the professional exam, simply understood, can be regarded as the German school exam.

after students send their portfolios and application materials to the school, once the portfolios pass the pre-selection, they will receive a notice of "Eignungsprüfung" examination issued by the school. After receiving the notice, students need to apply for a valid visa to take the examination in Germany immediately.

This "professional ability" test is required for all students majoring in art and design. Take Berlin University of the Arts as an example, the content of the test is mainly sketching, which is divided into two parts: initial test and re-test. On the evening of the end of the initial test or the next day, the school will announce the results of the initial test to the applicants, and the re-test is usually arranged on the day after the results are announced, and the time is very tight.

Special circumstances

If the students who apply have special talents in art, design and other fields, German art schools or design schools can also make an exception in the case of students with insufficient academic qualifications, but students must also pass the "talent examination".

Little More suggested

Because German colleges and universities generally have "professional ability" exams, when applying for colleges and universities, everyone should not only prepare an excellent portfolio, but also practice painting more in peacetime.