My IU Studies

I recently entered my second semester and am completely satisfied with my experience at IU. I am currently living in Spain and the IU still offers me the opportunity to study in German, because my Spanish is not sufficient for studying. This way I can study in a country of my choice, study in German and easily visit my family, since I can fly at any time outside of the holidays. Meanwhile, I still go to the language school and pursue my other hobbies, without having to stick to a given schedule.

My German friends are studying at a "normal" university in Germany and every time we talk I realize that it wouldn't kite studying there. I really enjoy arranging my work myself, so I don't have any pre-determined semester breaks or exam periods. As a result, I don't have that much stress and can choose when to do which topic. In addition, compared to my friends, I notice that I am definitely better looked after, because there are many more opportunities for help and contact persons.
I can also choose the exam dates and thus choose the best time for me.

Just because you can study online and manage your time, doesn't mean it's much easier pass exams. It is essential to be able to organize your time and work consistently. Personally, I am an organized person and at the beginning of a subject I make a schedule and stick to it. Otherwise you won't make it far in your studies.

In my opinion, distance learning is suitable for people who are organized and consistent.
Even if I don't feel like it, I still have to pull myself together and get my work done. Since there are no fixed exam dates, lectures or deadlines, you have to motivate yourself to do the work. Otherwise everything just accumulates and you will be overwhelmed. If you know in advance that you need another person (e.g. a teacher or professor) who will tell you when you have to do something and you are happy to put off unpleasant tasks and not finish them, you will not be happy with distance learning. But if you can motivate yourself enough, the IU offers a great opportunity to bring more flexibility and freedom into your study life!