getting a grip on the language took a little while (I studied german in school)
meeting people took a little while (the student apartments are horrible, and everybody in them is really boring and shy)
figuring out what to do in Uni took a little while (people are a little more friendly in Uni and lecturers are nice but they're semester and class system is crazy)
Basically you can do any class out of any semester as long as your timetable doesnt clash i.e you can kind of do whatever you want. We were told we're in semester 6, a year ahead of ourselves in Dundee but thats fine, no harm in a little challenge. One of the assistant tutors had helped to explain what each course was so we basically spent the 1st two weeks going to every lecture and class in semester 6, I think we went to some in semester 5 and one in semester 7 aswell.
Lots of the classes were exam based with not really any
practical work which we decided not to do obviously because they're all taught in german and quite technical. We opted for mainly practical subjects.
I also figured out that the Architecture school is a mix between "design" Architecture and Architectural technology which i studied in DIT. some of the subjects were super theoretical and maybe a bit boring. ie structures which was totally mathamatical.
One cool course which they have here is stegrief or workshops....most fridays you get a project that lasts either friday afternoon or the entire weekend so its a bit intense and quick but it gives a chance to just be expressive, dont worry too much and just launch into something. here are some pictures of the 1st one we did.....a beach house or a lifeguard hut..........
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