FAQ
No. Kollego is an independent prep product. TestAS is run by g.a.s.t./TestDaF-Institut; Studienkolleg entrance exams are run by individual Studienkollegs or state education authorities. We prepare you for these exams, we don't administer them.
It mostly depends on whether your existing school qualification is already recognized as equivalent to a German Abitur. If yes, you typically need TestAS for competitive MINT programs. If not, you usually need a Studienkolleg year first, ending in that Kolleg's Aufnahmeprüfung. Try our 2-question quiz for a quick pointer.
Digital TestAS is the current, primary format: computer-based, with a 3-subtest Core Module (20 items/25 min each) and a testlet-based Subject Module. Paper-based TestAS still runs a few times a year (e.g. April and October) but is being phased out, and has a differently structured 4-subtest Core Test.
Free gives you one diagnostic per track, the first unit of lessons, 15 practice items a day and one mock exam in total. That's enough to genuinely evaluate the product. Prep+ removes every cap: unlimited practice, all lessons, unlimited mocks, diagnostic retakes and every track at once.
No. It's a one-time pass for a fixed window (3, 6, or 12 months), not a recurring subscription. It doesn't auto-renew.
Yes. Engineering, MINT, Economics, Humanities, Life Sciences, and Medicine all have dedicated curriculum coverage, alongside the shared Core Module.
No. It's a practice estimate built from your answers, weighted by item difficulty and shown as a range on the official TestAS Score scale, meant to be honest about uncertainty rather than overclaim precision. It is not issued by g.a.s.t. or TestDaF-Institut and shouldn't be treated as a guaranteed outcome.
Most Studienkollegs have one, and each sets its own: some test German only, many add math, and a few add sciences, history or English. Studienkolleg Hamburg allocates places by points without an exam. Our overview covers 10 Kollegs track by track.