Hey friends (new classmates)!
I'm currently applying for the IPSP WS 2018/19. This upcoming week I'll have my all documents assembled since my last translated document (the high school grade diploma) comes in mail from a certified translator. It's pretty exciting to see how things go; I really wish that we will all get in.
If anyone wants to know how I assembled my documents (I live in Finland, so if you are European, this might help):
I didn't get those certified photocopies since I was able to get original documents from my school and the matriculation exam court. Honestly said, I have no idea how to get one of those, so I decided to pay a little more and get real documents instead.
I sent the language certificate and the high school grades diploma to be translated, and the translation company combined those the translated and the original documents together with the certified translation stamps. My high school diploma translation could be ordered from the matriculation exam court, so I will send the original one and the translated one to uni-assist, both of which have the official stamp on them (since the document comes from the official matriculation court).
My country has the Abitur, so this process has been very easy. Also, as a European citizen, you don't need a visa or anything like that. Just remember to check that your passport hasn't expired when you are applying.
Also, since they require for you to send a passport picture, I took the photo at home and ordered copies of it from a printing company on photo paper, which cost me only 10% of the price I'd pay at a photo shop for taking my picture. Just a quick saving tip for you all!
I have studied German for 3 years now, and use it online very frequently, have German friends, also I have visited the country several times and have lived with a German family for a week (in NRW, not Sachsen. The dialect is different). I love Germany very much, the culture and the people, and wish to live there forever if my mind won't change. What helped me to get German into my brain was to change my OS language to German, both phone and PC. I suggest y'all do that too, it makes you learn fast, especially if you already know some German. It's not necessary to know German when taking this course, but it helps with communication and understanding when we navigate in Leipzig.
Is there any good literature on the math we'll be studying to be read before we all get to Leipzig? I took advanced maths at my high school and did the advanced maths matriculation exam, but I struggled a lot with calculus, especially the last super demanding courses. I tend to understand written text better than mathematical formulas that are abstract, which I would like to change.
Hope to see you all there, let's keep in touch. Sure we'll all be as lonely when we arrive to Leipzig! I plan to take the flight on the 27th of September.