I still remember exactly how I spent hours in front of the laptop towards the end of my bachelor's degree to find a suitable master's degree.
I wanted to study something related to political science, I didn't have any other requirements.
And yet the search was anything but easy.
The problem: In my bachelor's degree, I only took PoWi as a minor, and my ECTS points were not enough for many courses.
I finally found what I was looking for in England.
There are - at least that's my impression at the time - more "non-consecutive" master's courses.
So those for which you do not have to prove a specific bachelor's degree.
There were also young adults in my year who had previously studied physics or law and had not attended any PoWi seminars at all.
Looking back, I would say: That was exactly what made the Masters so appealing.
In our text of the week, my colleague Anne Baum summarized how such courses can also be found in Germany.
I wish I had read it before I started my quest - it would have saved me a ton of screen time.
Have fun reading wishes
Sophia Schirmer
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The bachelor didn't quite fit?
Sometimes you can start anew in the master's program.
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Another master, no disaster:
Discovered your own passion late?
No reason to despair or drop out of the bachelor's degree.
For some master's courses, you don't need a specific degree - a desire for something new is enough.
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Where are you going next year?
Let's see.
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My goal for 2023? No goal for 2023:
Normally, start columnist Jeannine Budelmann sets ambitious professional goals for the coming year.
This time she doesn't.
In view of the world situation, this is the best resolution, she writes in her text.
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Politician Werner: Take the concerns of the young seriously
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Just don't become an old white man:
In September 2021, Lena Werner surprisingly moved into the Bundestag.
The 28-year-old wanted to do a lot of things differently there – younger, more modern.
Is that possible?
SPIEGEL Start accompanied her through her first year in politics.
Ogette's advice to young people: "Take your time, don't be rushed"
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"For me it was a learning process to stay with me":
The most important decision in the life of author Tupoka Ogette was one that her mother made.
In an interview, she talks about it - and says why you should sometimes sleep on it for two nights.