Around 15% of MUS international students are German and 20% are Greek, why do students from these countries choose Sofia and what does that demographic mix tell you about the school?

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The strong German and Greek presence reflects specific practical reasons students choose MUS. This thread explores what drives those choices,whether German and Greek recognition of the degree is straightforward,and how the national demographic mix shapes the social and academic environment.

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german student here currently in year 2 at MUS so i can explain this from the inside. getting into medicine in germany is brutal. the NC which is basically the numerus clausus cutoff is so competitive that even students with really strong grades can miss it for years. Sofia gives you a real medical education in english, inside the EU, at a fraction of the cost of private german universities or going to places like Hungary or Romania. and the degree transfers back to germany through the EU mutual recognition directive without you having to sit any extra exams. that is the whole story for most of us.