I think the difference is primarily in the base tuition rate. GI's is E990, and Cultura's was E650 for a similar course. Both have housing fees around E500. (Cultura: Der Preis für Privatzimmer hängt von der Lage und von der Größe und Ausstattung des Zimmers ab und beträgt € 400.- bis € 500.- pro Monat ohne Verpflegung.) (and hee is even cheaper.)
I just checked the GI's site, and they don't list a site in Vienna, sadly. I can, however, take the C1 test at a site here in NC or down in Atlanta, or the TestDaF up in DC.
Mostly I want to get my German back to the level it was when I finished college, or close to it (or better?) Since I've heard of the GI, and a friend of mine took a summer class at one, I looked at their sites, and was like, whee, Berlin! Though I considered Dresden for a bit, because I'd never been there. I've also never been to Vienna, but we're going there for a week afterward anyway (yay, 10-year anniversary.)
I think the re-immersion combined with didactics would be a big help, and, really, spending a month where I really darned well ought to be speaking German would help.
I'm mainly looking at May right now, though it's still kinda flexible. It'll be warmer and less dark in May than in April, so that's a bonus.
Berlin gets a big "yay, I love the city" in its column and a smaller "ack, expensive" beneath it. Vienna gets a medium "yay, cheaper," a medium "yay accents," and a medium "never heard of these schools." So they're fairly balanced. -_-
(I guessed that's what happened! Silly nosy people.)
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Date: 2009-12-20 12:20 am (UTC)From:I just checked the GI's site, and they don't list a site in Vienna, sadly. I can, however, take the C1 test at a site here in NC or down in Atlanta, or the TestDaF up in DC.
Mostly I want to get my German back to the level it was when I finished college, or close to it (or better?) Since I've heard of the GI, and a friend of mine took a summer class at one, I looked at their sites, and was like, whee, Berlin! Though I considered Dresden for a bit, because I'd never been there. I've also never been to Vienna, but we're going there for a week afterward anyway (yay, 10-year anniversary.)
I think the re-immersion combined with didactics would be a big help, and, really, spending a month where I really darned well ought to be speaking German would help.
I'm mainly looking at May right now, though it's still kinda flexible. It'll be warmer and less dark in May than in April, so that's a bonus.
Berlin gets a big "yay, I love the city" in its column and a smaller "ack, expensive" beneath it. Vienna gets a medium "yay, cheaper," a medium "yay accents," and a medium "never heard of these schools." So they're fairly balanced. -_-
(I guessed that's what happened! Silly nosy people.)