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"Good evening," I wish the young lady in the pant suit, the smile in the foyer of the hostel is Speyer. "Will you also to the selection of the study seminar Foundation?" While I am cautiously nod and yet unknown whether it might be the seminar leader, she says even with artificial enthusiasm, as "terribly interesting" her medical studies, and how they relate to this "great weekend so many smart people" look.
Louise Heymans
Goldesel: A scholarship grant money worries away
First, it seems to me like the
Personification of all the fellows clichés. But fortunately, remains an exception during this weekend selection of Germany's largest and most well-known talented conveyor. The German National Academic Foundation invites you to a further 180 of these nationwide events per year are 48 candidates and examine their suitability.
Even the invitation must be understood as a small markup. Because of the Scholarship Foundation can be, unlike the big party and church-based support works by the Ebert Foundation to Cusanuswerk, (still) do not apply, but needs a proposal by the director of a high school or a professor.
Everything stresses playfully
It's not all. This is the seminar director in her welcoming speech the same time clear: "Even if our
Financial situation at the moment is very good, we will after this weekend, unfortunately, only about every third of the foundation you can absorb. "Excessive competition sparked this announcement in the majority of participants are not.
"I see the whole thing rather playful. When it works, great, if not, then it is not bad," says Paul. With its history of academic subjects and sports zähllt it apart from the many would-be doctors, physicists and engineers to the mocked exotic, just like I do with Spanish and German
Anyway, the pub crawl, which is a large part of the group meets on the first evening, in a surprisingly relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Almost everyone has a few interesting stories from his life away from school or university to tell - whether civilian service in Nicaragua, internship in Beijing or two years in a senior international school in western India. Most of the participants are good partners and fit well into the profile of the Scholarship Foundation, which by their fellows in addition to excellent grades a good deal of commitment and openness to the world expected.
"Isch escht but loosely here, gell?"
The night in a quad room is short, only out of consideration for my application, I oust Meuchelgedanken because of snoring office colleagues. The selection marathon begins early Saturday morning: six plus two group discussions individual interviews with members of the selection committee, each candidate according to a complicated time and space key at the weekend training. Especially on the two 40-minute talks on the eve of rounds already numerous stories of sadistic philosophy professors or questions to the gross domestic product of Montenegro.
THE AUTHOR
In Saarbrücken studied Benjamin Loy, 21, Spanish and German - if it is not just as a freelance journalist working in South America or to travel.
The reality of this morning: An old mathematics professor notes with sphinx-like face questions about my previously submitted CV and otherwise limited to a few notes and quietly to himself, to growl. Here's a little discussion about education policy - and I stand again in front of the door and I'm so clever as as before.
Information on their evaluation, the examiner may not exist. This makes the procedure is not transparent, but leads to the most speculation among the candidates. The interview atmosphere describe almost all of them as "very relaxed", that Christian, a long happy Alemann, the relaxation in the same half Birkenstock into the next room talking marches: "Isch escht but loosely here, gell?"
Polite to hypocrisy
During the discussions in groups of six participants, each ten minute presentation on any topic, then the substance is still for 20 minutes most controversial debate hergeben aims. The examiner observed, we have a SAP Manager, rated less the content of the units rather than the overall behavior. So give all participants politely and committed to the limits of hypocrisy: "Alex, do not you also want something to say?"
It is about artificial intelligence, the NATO mission in Afghanistan, pre-implantation diagnosis. Since then it has to happen courtesy of some participants. "You would not donate organs because your body is not a spare parts warehouse, but the breeding of embryos, you will find okay? That's really the last one, Frank," is ereifert medical student Julia. Frightened about as much criticism suggests they open their hands in front of the mouth and looks over to grummelnden cheerful and eager kritzelnden auditors.
SEVEN STEPS ON SCHOLARSHIP
Show tips on running
"A preparation for the competition is neither possible nor desired," it is said in the German National Academic Foundation. That is something we do not see it. Seven tips on how to pave the way for the scholarship may be somewhat more relaxed approach.
1. The Unit Theme
In extreme cases, sit in the discussion group six people from six different courses. Therefore, necessarily choose a topic that is also for laymen to understand and to which everyone can contribute something. Nothing is worse than a debate, when after five minutes no one knows what they say.
2. The group discussion
Each unit only one sixth of the total score in the group represents, as are the other five group discussions of great importance. The basic rule for their own interview behavior: polite, but determined. And if you really must also take a break the other participants. Who just sits there and nods politely, then the investigator from his person to convince.
3. Current Events
Both in the individual discussions as well as in the papers is often topical issues of politics, economy and science. Regular newspaper reading and the formation of a separate position on the main themes harm than preparation not quite sure.
4. CV
Most examiners are oriented during the individual interviews mainly on previously submitted CV. So: Just look at what information there is - and what possible questions could be!
5. Margins may happen
Nobody is perfect, and nobody should try to pretend as if he's. On a question not answered in the interview to know, is no disgrace if you admit this and other topics can score points.
6. Organization
The time and space key, after the talks to be is a little science in itself. Therefore, the best even on the eve of all times and room numbers note to the next day do not walk or even to miss a call.
7. Dress Code
To hardly an issue in advance is made so much wind. Is allowed, what you like and what feels comfortable, as long as one hand, the examiner does not have a confused hobo. And: suit and tie can stay at home, which comes in a youth hostel but being fairly ridiculous.
"Scheiß drauf, at least it's authentic," she says grinning afterwards. Most are again sitting in the joint beer and are glad that after all the discussions initiated at the really important things in life is: "Age, Hoffenheim has already won, but there's not."
On Sunday, follows a group discussion the last second individual interview. This time I do it with a specific examiner. The German professor is quite young, the refreshing opposite of something venerable mathematician from the previous day.
Feeling positive, evaluation impossible
However, it brings me to some rather bizarre questions slightly out of balance: "I see one of your hobbies is fencing. There is in Kleist's' puppet show 'a scene in which a bear with a human is challenging and the bear wins. Hold you because of your own experience to be realistic? " Puzzled, I look at them: "No idea, I have never been against a Bears ment under." And we need both losprusten.
Feeling ten minutes later, this interview is over, it goes back to me like all the other participants: feeling positive, objective assessment is impossible. After the last common lunch dissolves within the group, email addresses are exchanged - and all drive in the hope of a thick white envelope, "the host would mean.
"When they came for me after the weekend, then they do not deserve me," says Paul Student Sports farewell and grins. That, I do five days later, when I got out of the mailbox a thick white envelope out fishes. Very playful.
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