Midterms

A pretty big difference between studying in Germany and here at UNO are the homework and group projects you have to do the whole semester. You get points for different things. For example for handing in papers, for presentations, team projects, quizzes or other types of homework. It's also common to have more than one exam. You normally have one exam in the mid of the semester (midterm) and one at the end. Some classes have even more exams and in one of my classes I have no exam, just group works and individual short papers.

The midterms are in the first two weeks of October and everyone is studying a lot for it and there is also homework to do. Which is another difference to Germany, because if you have exams, your normally finished with the course and you don't have to worry about homework.

I personally prefer the system here at UNO over the experiences I had so far in Germany. Since I do the things I learn in class I can remember all the things better. In Germany it mostly feels like the following picture. Most students learn a few days on high pressure for their exam and then forget most things after that. So everyone who watched Men in Black knows what I mean.

So lets see how it works with the midterms. Right after that I will go to Yellowstone with some friends, so you will hear from me after that!