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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dakkareth" data-source="post: 2399809" data-attributes="member: 9928">Well, I'm German and I realize that stuff will be different here, but I'd like to hear general opinions, etc <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />. Of course, I'm also considering studying in the USA for a time, but that also has its complications - right now the usual degree you aim for is the 'diploma' (comparable to the international degree of 'Master') and switching between systems might be problematic. There are bachelor/master courses here too, but it's not standard as of yet (though it will be at some point).Studying Medicine here is 12 semesters plus one practical year. It of course includes a fair bit of biology, chemistry, etc but has the focus squarely set on the various categories of bodily structures and the problems occuring there - at least that's how I understand it and that understanding may be flawed, which is of course part of the problem.The nice thing about medicine is, that you can start out with everything - the first two years you do biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc. Only after the Physikum the 'medicine' part really starts. Right now (my opinion changes hourly or so <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> ) I'm in favor of biology, simply because it has what I want the most - scientific understanding of life's processes on all scales of magnitude, pure and simple. It's not a sure way to employment, or so I understand, but ...*shrug*I'll sleep over it once more and then get the paperwork in order. I need to get more certified copies of my all-important Abitur certificate (saying that I finished school, containing my marks and everything) ... for one of the universities I'm considering I need to send applications to the the central bureau AND the uni office itself. Aaaargh!-DakkarethP.S.MMhhh. What's the deal with university and 'medical school' as different entities in the usa? How does it work?P.P.S.After considering the Physikum/Main study separation I'm tending towards medicine again now - reasoning, that from the general study of all sciences (which the beginning of medicine consists of) it's easy to switch to the more specific study of biology, if I so decide. Mmmhhh. Difficult, very difficult.Comments? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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