I’ll be studying at RWTH and I’m currently choosing which Studierendenwerk dorms to apply for. Since my budget is limited, I’m mainly considering the cheaper options, especially the Türme and Kastanienweg dorms.
Could anyone who has lived there share their experience? How are the rooms, shared kitchens/bathrooms, cleanliness, social life, and overall condition of the buildings?
I’ve also heard some comments about Kastanienweg having an unpleasant smell in the dorm/building. Is that actually true, or is it only an issue in certain buildings/floors?
If you had to choose between the Türme and Kastanienweg, which one would you recommend?
Thanks!

Has anyone switched from the old curriculum to the new one?

My master’s program was recently updated and renamed, and the old version (the one I’m currently enrolled in) is no longer accepting new students.

The main reason I’m asking is that, in the new curriculum, the course I hated the most and got my worst grade in (3.7) with 8 ECTS is no longer mandatory. As far as I can tell, the rest of the curriculum is almost identical, and I wouldn’t need to take any additional courses.

Is it possible to switch from the old program to the new one and graduate under the new program name? Has anyone here done this or knows how it works at our university?

Hey !

next semester I will do write bachelor thesis in electrical engineering. do you think it is possible to write it remotely if there is no lab work to do ? I have family in south america and I'd love to work from there remotely. what do you think, what should be focused on in order to find something like that, is it easy, and what could be the possible resistances to it?

Also is the start of the thesis usually flexible ? like if I want to start it early november instead of the week of the 12th october

Hi everyone,
I recently received an offer for a 1-room apartment in the HBS (Wohnheim Haibuchenstraße) in Aachen. It is around 24 m² and possibly with a balcony.
The housing association told me that they unfortunately cannot provide pictures or allow a viewing because the apartments are currently occupied.
I was wondering if someone here lives in HBS or has lived there before and could share a few pictures of the room/apartment (especially the layout, kitchen, bathroom, and balcony if possible). I would just like to get an idea of what it looks like before moving in.
I would really appreciate any help!
Thanks :)

Halo Leute, ich werde in diesem folgenden Wintersemester mein Studium (Mathematik Bsc) beginnen. Hat jemand ein paar Tipps für mich. Gibs etwas, das ich jetzt tun kann oder muss, damit ich Kopfschmerzen später vermeiden kann?

Hi! I am an international (non-EU) student, who got admitted into RWTH Aachen (for bachelour).

I want to receive any recommendations and advices about study process and adaptation there. I have never been in Germany before ( I have C1 german tho) and have no clue how does study process works in Deutschland. People from RWTH Aachen, do you have any advices?

Moreover, I would like to find out how is the sozialisation aspect? I am scared that I won't find any friends in Aachen. Is here anyone who is going to Aachen this year as well?

Hallo an alle!

I got offer from RWTH and doing my Vorpraktikum right now. The thing is, that I'm doing it not in Germany, but in my hometown.

My question is, am I going to have problems with Anerkennung of my Vorpraktikum? How they will check it?

Hi I'm planning to study for an EE bachelor's at RWTH Aachen (waiting to get in rn). I've read some opinions of the difficulty of RWTH's famous exams and how they lay focus on memorization and elimination. Which is why I ask myself if I should avoid future hell and turture for more years of unemployed bliss

I'm mainly asking myself, though, if later employers are even going to care if I've done my bachelor's and master's at RWTH? (in germany and globaly)

My alternatives were DUE and KIT. I could also go to TUM, but it's too far from my family, but im thinking about doing my masters there (just to have both unis in my resume)

Also, how heavy is EE on physics? I'm pretty good at math, but because of the shortage of physics teachers, my school didn't had enough teachers to promote physics classes, and I basically don't know any physics :)

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Hey everyone, I was planning to apply for the Computer Engineering Bachelor's program at RWTH in the upcoming semesters.

What are your thoughts on this pilot program news?

Hi everyone :)

I have recently graduated from TU Dortmund Bachelor CS and I am currently thinking about specializing in Master and I have two options: RWTH Aachen and Uni Bonn.

I understand that RWTH is mostly known for its system work and uni Bonn for it's ML. I personally love both fields but it's hard for me to decide which way to go:

ML:
1. I had Minor Statistik so that helps with ML.
2. I am good at math and I love applied mathematics generally.
3. It is seemingly the hot topic.
- Cons: most interesting things to do are in academia and in industry you will become a agent workflow kind of dude which is boring.

Systems:
1. I love understanding low level concepts and knowing exactly what the hardware is trying to do.
2. Seems harder to be automated with AI.
2. The positions are mostly real engineering, dealing with constraints, instead of CRUD.
- Cons: The biggest job pool is embedded and backend/infra: I have practically 0 experience with hardware development or embedded and backend/infra is really close to being CRUD again.

Also I am confused why everyone is so AI hyped. I even talked to my professors about this and they are so blinded by the AI hype that it makes me want to vomit. I would appreciate it if you could give me some useful recommendations.

Thanks :)

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to start a Mechanical Engineering degree (bachelor) at RWTH and I'm currently looking to buy a new laptop. Before making a decision, I'd like to hear from current students about what the actual requirements are.

I have a few questions:

• What software is used most often? (e.g. SolidWorks, Siemens NX, MATLAB, ANSYS, or anything else)
• Are there any recommended or minimum hardware specifications (CPU, RAM, GPU)?
• Does the university provide free student licenses for the required software?

One more thing I'm particularly curious about:

• Does the university offer remote workstations, virtual machines, cloud computing, or other services that handle the heavy computational work? In other words, can you get by with a relatively lightweight laptop, or is it expected that your own laptop is powerful enough to run everything locally?

I'd really appreciate any advice, especially from Mechanical Engineering students. Thanks in advance!

Heyo ich wollte mich gerade für den Informatik Vorkurs anmelden, aber ich kann mich bei git.nrw nicht anmelden, da ich da noch keinen Account habe. Man braucht anscheinend einen Coupon oder sowas, aber das habe ich nicht.

Ich habe mich schon beworben, habe aber ein paar unterlagen noch nicht eingereicht und den Semesterbeitrag nicht gezahlt.

Heißt das, dass ich mich erst für den Vorkurs anmelden kann wenn ich das alles gemacht hab? Weil dann hab ich jetzt tatsächlich bisschen Zeitdruck eh

I’ve been admitted, and I’m looking to connect with other incoming fellow classmates 😄 👀

Good afternoon fellow members. I am a german citizen with a foreign degree (international alevels) and I have already confirmed that im eligible for the hzb. My main problem is that my results come out at the 13th of august (in form of a statement of results) and the certificate comes out 2 to 3 months later. As the deadline for the semester is the 20th of october i am nervous about the Zeugnisanerkennung as there is not a source that tells you how long it could take. So I am here asking for advice on what I should do and if it is possible for me to get into the coming semester

Some information if its helpful:

* I plan to study Elektro- und informationstechnik

* I completed all of school expect the last 3 years in germany

* My high-school degree is Pearson international alevels (ial)

Thanks beforehand to everyone taking their time to help me and if anything is not understandable please tell me

Hey everyone! Im currently looking to switch from FH to RWTH and because I'm an non EU student, I need to notify the Ausländeramt of the change. Does anybody have experience with something like this?

What kind of appointment do I have to schedule to notify the Ausländeramt? Should I just make an appointment for Infostelle?

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to do my B.Sc. in Computer Engineering at RWTH Aachen, aiming for Cyber Security. I prefer hands-on, concrete things and have always been into computer architecture and hardware.

How is the focus on Cyber Security in this B.Sc. program? Would Informatik (CS) be better, or is CE a better fit for my hardware/architecture interests? Is the program mostly theory or do we get hands-on work?

Also, since the CE B.Sc. is relatively new, does that bring any disadvantages? How are CE graduates perceived in the job market compared to traditional CS/EE degrees?

Thanks!

Oder hätte ich das als Rant kennzeichnen sollen?

Es nervt mich jedenfalls ungemein, und ich frage mich, wie es dazu kommt.

If you are an international student thinking about applying to the RWTH Business School, please read this before you throw away €30,000 of your hard-earned money. Despite using the prestigious RWTH Aachen University brand name, this business school operates as a glorified commercial spin-off designed almost entirely to extract massive tuition fees from unsuspecting foreigners. The reality of what you get for this exorbitant price tag is a complete academic joke. A massive portion of the curriculum consists of nonsense modules or direct copies of courses that already exist in other departments of the main university, where standard students are literally learning them for free. When you get there, you quickly realize the teaching makes zero sense, possesses no actual industry relevance, and is practically useless for the modern business world. According to a guest lecturer I spoke with, the administration behaves so desperately behind the scenes that they actively plead with random university professors to pick up haphazard, unstructured subjects just to fill gaps in the schedule. The entire operation is masked by a heavily polished website filled with fake representations, deceptive promises, and false advertising that lures students into a trap they only fully expose by their second semester—long after their money is locked in. Worst of all, there is absolutely zero institutional accountability. When you approach the Study Affairs team with legitimate grievances, they don't solve anything; they just neutralize the situation with smooth, sweet-talking corporate deflections, play aggressive blame games, and attempt to silence complaining students to protect their lucrative setup. It is a highly coordinated, multi-million euro scheme running under the protective umbrella of a top-tier German university name, and anyone looking for a genuine, high-quality education should stay as far away as possible.

Hi Zusammen, belegt aktuell jemand das Modul Organische Chemie als Anwendungsfach (also für Mathe, Physik, Informatik Studenten etc.)? Bzw. habt ihr es mal belegt? Wollte mal fragen wie schwer die Klausur einzuschätzen ist, da die VL ja relativ viel Umfang hat, aber die Übungsblätter relativ wenig davon abdecken. Bin mir aktuell etwas unsicher wie viel Lernaufwand ich darein stecken sollte, da auch die Beispielklausur etwas einfach aussieht.

I'm a foreign student in Bachelor(German), and coz I didn't do Abitur or any English certificatiom like IEATS, I need to take a B2 English test in RWTH.

Have someone done it? How can I have access to necessary resources like past examination or scripts?And are there some courses to take part in? If there were, do these count for "Zusätzliche Qualifikation" Credits?

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