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My university has kindly and gently informed me that I am over qualified to take their basic level Spanish course. I am now in a bit of a struggle trying to figure out what to do before Monday rolls in and drags me to classes. A little history, first.
I took Spanish for 3 years in my high school IB program and rocked shit at it. 97% was not even a challenge for me. I have been out of school for 2 years now working and travelling and such so when registration time came I marked myself down for Basic spanish since I haven't used it in ages and am taking many other hard courses so I figured a little points boost couldn't be bad.
The university wised up to my dastardly ploy and just this week, tell me that I am not taking that class. I really want to take a spanish class, since I am a language major and all that, so I went to browse my options and they are as follows:
1) I can just not take a course in that block and have no classes until 10 every day for this semester.
2) I can take the Intermediate level course which says I have to have at least completed the Basic level (I am guessing since I can't take it that makes me qualified) which would run 3 days a week from 9am to 9:50am.
3) I take a Saturday class. Its 3 hours from 1pm to 4pm and is basic level. (So no classes until 10 am everyday AND I get my Spanish course but I have to go to school on Saturdays)
What d'ya think I should do? I was totally prepared for going in at 9 everyday but that was for easy marks. I think I am capable of taking the higher level course but would hate to find out that over the last 2 years my Spanish left me like an abused girlfriend (off colour...). 3 hours on a Saturday is not TERRIBLE, but its kind of inconveinient considering the University is all the way on the other side of town and Canadian winters are hard enough. It also means I won't be able to do my usual winter job of Ski lessons but I am fine with that.
Poll: Which option seems like the best choice?The second. You will be intellectually challenged and can only grow from there as a person. (16) 70% The first! Classes are for people who want a future. (4) 17% 3 hours? That is Childs Play. I laddered for that long before I realised my mouse was unplugged. (3) 13% 23 total votes Your vote: Which option seems like the best choice? (Vote): The first! Classes are for people who want a future.
(Vote): The second. You will be intellectually challenged and can only grow from there as a person.
(Vote): 3 hours? That is Childs Play. I laddered for that long before I realised my mouse was unplugged.
 
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University of Calgary. Small detail I forgot 
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Chobo school. lol kidding, UofT here.
Check to see if your school has some kind of anti-calendar that'll let you gauge the relative difficulty of that course.
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Osaka27105 Posts
What year are you in? If you don't take either course do you have enough credits?
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Its my first year. I am not to concerned about credits right now. But I really want to take as many languages as possible since its what I am good at. I am taking Chinese and German as well, and a couple of math courses that are sure to really kill my grades. And from what I have heard from my friends who are a year ahead of me (now) they say that the Intermidiate level essentially picks up right where the 30IB left off, and dives straight into it.
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I'm a recent UofC grad!
Saturday classes aren't too bad...I did a couple in my day, which one are you considering?
Although you should be able to get credit for the 200 level Spanish class from IB without even taking it, so technically you wouldn't even have to take a course. 
If you're a language major perhaps you should go with the intermediate spanish class.
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wait... you're canadian and you're taking spanish? O_O
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dont waste your time and do the second one.. Saturday classes suck ass very hard. Im bilingual and teamliquid is my only way to use the fucking language.. you should get harder classes to roll in.
97% on IB spanish level is pretty good, i got a 6/7 in English B which is almost the same and i tell you its hard to maintain a good level i have serious problems with spelling and writing its been about 3 years since i havent had an english class but it really is a second language for me as i leant it when i moved to the US. Take the intermediate course and do it right 9 is a great fucking hour to go to classes my classes start at 7:45 I have to wake up an hour and a half earlier and 3 classes a week aint shiet man up and do it..
No seas un pelotudo y toma la clase de castellano por lo menos tenes algo más de craneo que la mayoria de los estadounidenses que no tienen ni media idea de español.
hahah j/k
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Don't go sat jeeeeez. Mornings are managable (might as well get used to it now than after college...) but it really blows to do something that requires thinking, like langauge, at that hour. You will never be 100% awake.
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fuck Saturday classes, go take it in the morning. I always try to schedule my classes so there is a nice block every day with no downtime between the classes(ie 10-12, 12-2, 2-4 done for day) mornings arnt that bad, yeah the roads suck in winter, but your from canada land it comes with the territory
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Spanish classes at universities are always quite challenging for students. I say students because I took two courses of Spanish, one basic, and one intermediate and I got easy A's in both.
If you speak Spanish pretty well and have a good understanding of the language you would be fine in the intermediate course.
They mostly just go into details of tenses as well as when to use them in different situations. It isn't too bad if you have already been exposed to that even though probably half the class ends up getting bad marks lol.
I love taking Spanish language courses as well and I can almost fluently speak and understand Spanish because of it.
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9 isn't early, 7:30 is early.
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EPT
