&gt; Gymnasium&quot; (grammar school) to attend university<p>first: there are different types of Gymnasium. I started not at a Gymnasium and then switched to a technical gymnasium.<p>Second: there are many other ways and an entire education industry devoted to get one to a University or similar. The &#x27;Zweiter Bildungsweg&#x27;.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Zweiter_Bildungsweg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Zweiter_Bildungsweg</a>