What Students Say
Likes
- I chose it because of the exposure I get here. I can do my internships and masters thesis anywhere in the world which will help in future steps towards my career in research. I could work in TUM also and now I'm working in the leading cancer research institute of Germany DKFZ.
- Flexible course building and research network which leads to better internship opportunities and exposure. The Martinsried campus has Max Planck institutes, Helmholtz and other industrial workplaces like LZB that makes it easy to manage classes with internships.
Dislikes
- Course allocation system is not student friendly. We have to fill in course preferences ayt beginning of semester and on a specific date courses are alloted to students by random system (probably). This way a lot of students end up not getting desired courses in the semester they want or never and end up not being able to finish their Masters in time.
It has been great. I got to learn a lot and the highlight was different research experiences I had in different institutes and fields.
Course Curriculum
Yes I had plenty of research experience and the curriculum is up to date.
Faculty
The faculty to student ratio is okay and they are well versed scientists.
Campus Life
They have tutorial club which organizes Events and excursions for international students. The whole campus area has Bayern and Eduroam wifi. They have sports facilities in Olympicpark which has great courts and discounts for students.
Placement
I don't have idea about that since I never thought of stepping into industry or start ups but I do know that the LMU entrepreneurship program is booming and students are getting paid work experience at places like Roche.
Accommodation
The waiting period for student dorm is 2-3 semesters hence students usually live in private accommodation for first few months which can cost up to 700€ easily in Munich.
Exams
There was only one entrance test and we didn't receive a course. We just had to qualify it to get interview. Motivation letter, 3LORs, CV Interview asked us to present our previous research work in 5 min presentation followed by questions. Only one round of interview. I presented my bachelor thesis work in 5 min presentation and they asked questions from my work plus about why I want to join the university, the program and what I expect.
Fees
It recently rose to around 150€.
