u/EuphoricIndication76

Hi! I’ll be starting the Integrative Neuroscience M.Sc. at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg this October, and my boyfriend lives in Braunschweig.

We’re currently trying to decide which city would make more sense to live in while I study in Magdeburg.

I wanted to ask:

What does a typical class/lab schedule look like?

Are classes usually every day?

Is commuting from Braunschweig realistic long term?

Which city would you personally recommend for student life?

I’m more into quiet places, cafés, studying, running, gym, etc., so I’d really appreciate any honest advice about daily life, transportation, housing, or the program itself. Thank you :)

Hi! I’ll be starting the Integrative Neuroscience M.Sc. at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg this October, and my boyfriend lives in Braunschweig.

We’re currently trying to decide which city would make more sense to live in while I study in Magdeburg.

I wanted to ask:

What does a typical class/lab schedule look like?

Are classes usually every day?

Is commuting from Braunschweig realistic long term?

Which city would you personally recommend for student life?

I’m more into quiet places, cafés, studying, running, gym, etc., so I’d really appreciate any honest advice about daily life, transportation, housing, or the program itself. Thank you :)

I got accepted into the Neuroscience program at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg and I genuinely still can’t believe it.

I should be happy, and part of me really is, but I also feel scared and overwhelmed. This will be the first time I live outside my country, away from everything familiar, and it feels like my whole life is about to change.

I’ve always struggled with impostor syndrome, so even after getting accepted my brain keeps whispering that maybe I’m not enough for this. But another part of me knows this has been my dream for years. I really work hard to achieve this.

If anyone has gone through something similar moving abroad, starting over, studying neuroscience in Germany ... I would really appreciate hearing your experience or advice. 🤍

Hi everyone!

I was recently accepted into the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Master’s in Integrative Neuroscience and I’d love to hear from people living or studying in Magdeburg :)

How expensive is student life there?

How are the professors, advisors, and classmates?

Is it easy for international students to integrate socially?

And would it be realistic to bring my Golden Retriever with me? 🥹

Any honest experiences or advice would help a lot. Thank you!