In everyday life, I honestly did not need German that much. My classmates were all from abroad so we spoke English among each other. The people at the bank, at the university, at the immigration office, at the phone company etc., all spoke some degree of English so none of the important things were ever an issue. I had university provided accommodation in the first two years, so I didn’t have to worry about that, but if I didn’t have a place to stay I guess that’s where I would need German the most.
The part where I started actively needing German was when I started applying for internships. I even applied in English at first. My would be supervisor at the time accepted the CV, however made it clear that I would need to speak German to be able to communicate with the other employees in the company, many of whom did not speak any English. With my Master Thesis, I was thankfully allowed to write it in English, but the rest of the time I spoke to my colleagues exclusively in German. To make an unnecessarily long story short, you definitely need to know some level of German in your professional life. But I promise you, with practice comes vast improvement.
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