Studying Abroad for MA in Philosophy: How does it look?

[tomjonesy517]

I am in contention for a couple of fellowships (Fulbright being one of them) to study philosophy in Germany. I am interested in completing a fully funded MA there, but I am a bit concerned about grades and work level, as my German is strong but not perfect. If I study in Germany and pass my classes (but not get highest marks, for instance), will this be a problem for admissions in the USA? Will they consider in looking at any transcript/grades that course work was done in German?

[MattDest]

I have absolutely no experience with this, but it seems absurd that this could count as a strike against you. If your classes are in German, and it is not your primary language, it's hard to see how an admissions committee would not take that into account. If you do take classes in German, I would have your letter writers mention that it was not your first language. (You could mention it to, of course.)