How to Improve Your Eligibility Score
Almost every part of your eligibility score can be improved with focused effort. This guide breaks down where to put that effort, in order of impact, so you can raise your score and strengthen your real applications.
Start by Knowing Your Gaps
Before you plan, take or retake the eligibility checker. The results page tells you exactly which areas are holding your score back and gives you a priority-ranked action plan. Work that list from the top.
The six parts of your score, with their maximum points, are:
- German Language: up to 30 points
- Education Level: up to 25 points
- Age: up to 15 points
- Academic Performance: up to 10 points
- Sector Preference: up to 10 points
- Region: up to 10 points
The two parts you can change the most are German and your documented qualifications, so that is where most of this guide focuses.
German Language: the Biggest Lever
German is the heaviest part of the score and the one most in your control.