I know, I haven't even started with my study. But I attended Studienkolleg for 2 semesters so I gathered some points for you based on my personal experience at Studienkolleg.
For your
information, you who don't know how the German educational system
works, here is some explanations:
The Studienkolleg is a public educational institution in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for students whose graduation certificate is not recognized as equivalent to the Abitur (high school level). It is a preparatory course for academic study at university.
Any
foreigner who wants to study at german university has to study in
Studienkolleg first. Here we are learning some stuffs like the other
germans students when they are in high school. The purpose of this
studienkolleg is to evaluate our school achievement at our own
country, if it's good enough to study here. After 2 semesters of study we will face the Feststellungsprüfung (FSP), which is
at the same level of the final examination of german high school
students (Abitur). Basically when we passed the exam, then we can start to
study here.
For me my time in studienkolleg is so precious. I had a lot of fun and I met a
lot of new friends from other country. There we get to know so many
culture with its own unique characters. The best part is: it feels
like we go back to high school!
These are some tips and tricks to survive and also live your college life in abroad to the fullest.
Do not
limit your friendship range based on nationality