“Somewhere near the end of the semester, I was sitting in class with a very Schwäbisch teacher who speaks REALLY fast. And it hit me, ‘I totally understand what he’s saying,’ and it reminded me how far I’ve come.” 

-Todd Sprinkel, Northwestern University

"I really feel that I’ve gotten an authentic Germany University experience.”

– Janice Williams, DePauw University

"The first ten minutes of my first lecture was a golden moment: realizing I was actually understanding the professor and his humor without really thinking (or without thinking I was thinking)."
- Jessamyn Leonard, Kenyon College

"Tübingen is a lovely town, the university has classes to suit everyone, and the Goethe and Deutsch Kompakt programs were excellent preparation."
- Kendall Grady, DePauw University

"I loved the independence in this program. It was much harder than some other programs here, but I feel like I came away with more. The language courses in the summer are great, and the classes at the university were amazing experiences."
-Elizabeth Graber, Northwestern University

"Meeting people at the Goethe Institut was excellent. There were people from 16 different countries in my class alone and I got along with all of them!"
- Emily Moxon, Albion College

"I learned so much in this year, academically and personally. I know now that I could work in my field anywhere in the world and make it work and be successful. I also know that I will make friends anywhere, and that I can stand to be alone with myself until I do."
- Rebecca Campbell, Georgia State University

"The program really attempts to let you become a real German university student. The Goethe Institut was a fantastic way to prepare for the semester!"
- Emily Hunter, Goucher College

"The immigration seminar brought together my Ethnikunterricht course on race relations, my German politics course, my volunteer work with the Asylzentrum, and my school visits, giving me a multidisciplinary approach on the expereince of foreign children in Germany."
- Maika Watanabe, Swarthmore College