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I remember seeing your blog like 1.5 years ago, just when I was starting my 1st year if IB (or somewhere near that time). Two days ago I started my final exams session and am about to graduate. It's good to still see you around, especially after what felt like a lifetime of nonstop studying and exam prep when I hardly had time to be online at all. I'm so glad it will be over soon

And gl with German!!

hi omg!!! i remember you!!! i started my blog when i had just started IB so its insane that you’re doing your finals!!!! biggest biggest congratulations!!! sending you best of luck on everything because i know how tough the journey is!!

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friday 26/04/24

started researching on the basics in planning when moving countries as a uni student!! its very hefty but i think a good organization system makes it easier

♫ redbone - childish gambino ♫

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Hi! Your page is so wholesome and aesthetically pleasing! I love your vibes. I'm a fan of your penmanship, so I was wondering if you had a favorite pen!

hello! I have just seen this! thank you so much, messages like this genuinely make me feel so nice!!!!!!!! also thank you for liking my penmanship, every single teacher, friend, and person around me have said it's illegible, to a point where I had to take time and slow down so my papers get marked properly!!!!!! personally I think it's aesthetic in a messy mad scientist kind of way, so thank you for encouraging me!!! so to my fave pens, right to left!

gel x [no idea what size]

this is a random Kenyan brand I would kill for. I love these, I used them as replacement for my pilot pens when I couldn't find any, and I love them. 10/10. a pen is worth like a dollar/euro (idk I use kenya shillings)

pilot g2 0.7 [basic fave]

I love these, I can't even say anything against them, I just love them, they are pretty expensive based on where I live (kenya), but when they stopped being imported - even now you cannot find them here, I felt it in my heart

muji gel pen 0.7 [I own three of these in total]

I bought these when I went to India, and I use them exclusively for the planner in the photo. I love the way they glide and are so pretty.

miniso 0.5

this one is a fave bc I like how it looks, solid for smaller notes, and just all in all a comfy pen to carry around, make random notes with. I like it for side notes in my actual like academic work, as well as novel annotations - I did my extended essay on the god of small things (arundhati roy) and all my notes and analysis in the margins are by this pen)

kaco 0.5 [big pack with many pens]

bought these on amazon India, fantastic pens. I love them, I use them for subheadings, margin notes, side calculations, marking, annotations, etc. the nib is perfect for smaller writing, and the variety of colours allow solid solid contrast - these are in a lot of my posts I think

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i love how aesthetic your studying is, I'm also taking the ib and my studying for finals isn't nearly as pretty </3 where are you planning on attending uni! I'm also doing 2 hls sciences and hl maths lol

hello, first, i love your @ so much. thank you so much!!!!!! i appreciate this comment so much. let me tell you i truly position the best of my notes here, a large majority was so scary i was repeatedly told that my work needs to be neater, the examiners will not mark me well if they can't decipher what I have written i still passed so i guess they understood my writing eventually)

rest in peace my sibling in arms, bc two hl sciences and hl math is insane!! have you graduated? I'm attending uni this October! in Germany!!!!! message me!

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hey! i just finished my grade 12 exams and was looking into studying in germany. i was just curious what exactly you’re doing right now?

hi! so I have been waiting for someone to ask me this omg!!! currently cracking my knuckles opening up my laptop to answer this one

curriculum

so! essentially the main thing here is whether your high-school diploma is enough for university study, i.e: is it qualified as a Hochschulzugangsberechtigung, HZB. I did the International Baccalaureate diploma, and based on the curriculum (and subjects chosen) you have studied, the route will be different for you. the German curriculum is of course best for studying there, but the IGCSE one is solid too. I am not sure for others, I live in kenya, so the main education systems are the Kenyan one, IB, and the Cambridge IGCSE one. best websites to use to figure out how to get there are as follow. DAAD is based on anabin, but anabin is from the culture ministers conference (the OG guys of deciding this study)

DAAD:

https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/requirements/admission-database/

anabin:

https://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/schulabschluesse-mit-hochschulzugang.html#land_gewaehlt

the main categories are:

a. diploma valid in both country of education + Germany

b. diploma valid in only country of education, not germany

c. diploma not valid

field of study

based on your choice for your field, and also bachelors, masters or phd, all play a role. stem courses will generally not be taught in English, and you will just have to know German, if you want to study stem. unless you can find a specific international university, there are almost no courses (I could not find even one pure physics course in English) for stem in English. if there are, you will probably compromise on quality of education.

humanities courses are taught in English, so if you go into literature, business, psychology, economics, hotel management, etc. there are plenty of courses at very very good universities.

public universities are usually the best in Germany, have relatively low tuition (recently introduced in some uni's for international students) and are extremely high in quality.

what I am doing rn

my diploma went into category b, above. despite getting above average IB points, being a student with tons of extracurriculars, the subjects I took, along with the general regard of the IB diploma in Germany resulted in my situation.

I have to do a studienkolleg (a foundation course for international students). in order to apply for a stem oriented course, as I am going into physics (women in stem!!), I need a studienkolleg, and in order to go into the studienkolleg, I need B2 German.

I have essentially taken a year off (may 2023 - sept 2024) to figure out how I am getting there. I started German in September 2024, after figuring out I need to know it + I need a foundation. everyone online has said you can't learn a foreign language in a year - do not listen to them, it is entirely possible, difficult, but honestly doable.

so yeah! ask if you have any other questions. despite all this, the reason I want to study there is quality of education in relation to tuition, the job market, the benefits for international students, and the quality of life.

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tuesday 17/04/24

started my german CV, read into visa and application reqs!

♫ haters anthem - infinity song ♫

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monday 16/04/24

started math! simple polynomial division, but understand instructions in german is not too easy! anyway it was a good time - i missed math

♫ billie jean - michael jackson ♫

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wednesday 10/04/24

listen i know i’ve been gone forever - i have good reason!!! i have been revising german like a mad woman, fallen sick, fought illnesses, and struggled with my screentime bc i love this app. anyway i am back! will be posting more but i say that every time i’m sorry guys :( i mean it this time

♫ P.Y.T. - michael jackson ♫

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monday 05/02/2024

i finished some past papers and started another one! i’ve really been on my past paper grind because i need to familiarize myself with vocabulary, more complex grammatical structures etc.

♫ unfair - conner price, nic d ♫

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tuesday 30/01/2024

good class today! got some of a past paper done

♫ bank roll - nic D, conner price ♫

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wednesday 24/01/24

gotten back to work w my planner! did a practice writing task but not sure my use of language is perfect yet

♫ houdini - dua lipa ♫

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wednesday 17/01/24

officially picked my goethe certification today! just two more levels for my studienkolleg! wanted to start my posts for this new year on a good note, as such! mad my first step towards further education in germany!

♫ movin’ on - india shawn ft. anderson .paak♫

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friday 01/12/23

like 4-5 months ago i posted about how my uni path forward was mucky and confusing. i finally know exactly how to get there, and im genuinely so grateful for everything. despite procrastinating the german revision, which is my main way to uni, im still extremely grateful i know where im going and how. so yeah hopeful update

[ft. the sweater i was knitting in my last post]

♫ rush - troye sivan ♫

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saturday 04/11/23

a reminder that it’s OK TO TAKE A BREAK! a not really work related post because i’m sick. the weather here has been changing drastically and a lot of people around me have fallen sick too! so well my revision has just been watching dark or any other german show so at least i cant stay in touch w the language but im here just to remind you it’s okay to just heal, and when you feel better i know you’ll go twice as hard!

♫ glow - michelle ♫

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saturday 28/10/23

shawdies i’m sorry i been gone. four hour daily german is killing me. i’m in A2 now, and i need to start getting more energy to get work done after class. today i just passed out. like gymming 5 days a week and 9am classes is mad exhausting but i’m good!

♫ feel so good - mase ♫

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friday 29/09/23

look yeah, its been a crazy week sorry!! my bday was last sat and it’s been extremely busy, and i bought this stapler on my birthday and could not recommend it more to keep notes together

♫ popular - the weeknd, madonna ♫

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tuesday 12/09/23

second day of class! it was so fun!! covered professions today and it was awesome

♫ the spins - mac miller ♫