EPTTeamliquid, help me transfer schools - Page 2
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Pioneer
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aev
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Use the opportunities that you've been given, and don't take them so lightly. Your own father never got farther than middle school, and you have a chance to get an associate degree without even going to college. Think about your next few years carefully. | ||
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Ludrik
Australia523 Posts
Also don't be so quick to dismiss learning spanish. The skills you pick up when you learn a language make learning other languages (ie. german) much easier. It kinda rewires your brain. You must have real balls if you think you're going to move to germany as soon as you turn 18. That is a massive decision and no doubt you will rethink it as the time gets closer. | ||
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Oceanic
United States122 Posts
Well sorry to burst your bubble but pharmacy techs do not get paid very well at all. Most of the time pharmacy techs will be students that are currently in pharmacy school but do you know what they tell us the requirements to be a pharmacy tech are? The answer is: a pulse. Any high school kid without a degree can be hired as a pharmacy tech although like I stated, pharmacies will usually hire pharmacy students. Also the pay is not as high as you're probably expecting. Expect to be paid around $10/hr. If you're REALLY lucky, you may get paid as much as $15/hr but I wouldn't count on it. My younger sister who works in a clothing store makes more money/hr than most pharmacy techs. | ||
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Cr4zyH0r5e
Peru1308 Posts
I haven't ended in shit yet but consider that: My grandpa is a judge. My dad has a PhD in biochemistry and is a Dean at a university in Peru. My mom worked for the regional government. Notable Achievements in Peru: Top 3 in class in Private Secondary school (which was Ranked #1 in my region) 13th Place National Chemistry Olympics 1st Place Regional Math Olympics (I fucked up in the nationals so didn't even stay for the ranking ceremony) Was accepted to top private university in Peru My mom decided that I would have better opportunities in the US than in Peru; so I moved here and had to start over. I graduated out of public high school in 1 semester with a 3.8 GPA having a B in a class for which I TA'd -_- (IDK if it's because California is ranked 49th in Education or because public high schools here suck) but it was incredibly easy and my English wasn't nearly as good 4 years ago. For me and my mom and my sister to be self sufficient and not having to rely in family I had to get a job right out of high school. Spend 3 years in community college trying to juggle a full time job and 13-15 units every semester. As a result I ended up with a 3.1 GPA; I was denied admission to UC Berkeley. I'm now at UCSC trying to make up for it. My advise: Learning Spanish is not going to stop you from learning German. (I speak 4 languages and I'm teaching myself Korean and Portuguese at the moment, so don't say it can't be done.) If you have the opportunity to be offered such a program take full advantage of it (why the hell not?) From my experience: You don't want to attend a public high school (I may or may not be biased) You're 15, you don't know what you want to study, you are not sure what you want to do with your life, and you want to move to a different country in 3 years? How is it feasible? Do you even know anybody in Germany? Why wouldn't you want the associates even if it's in arts? Every skill is useful in life in one way or another (worst case scenario it's good for nothing you want to study; you can still get girls with that, who knows) TL;DR Figure out what you want, then figure out how you want to achieve it. If you have the skill to do it, then you'll be just fine however you approach it. And remember you can still earn a respectable degree here and work a few years for experience then with that get a job in either Germany or Bosnia; there's no reason to rush you moving there (or is there?). | ||
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jacen
Austria3644 Posts
INFORM YOURSELF BEFORE GOING!!! Should be self-evident, but still. On October 29 2010 14:54 Cr4zyH0r5e wrote: Learning Spanish is not going to stop you from learning German. (I speak 4 languages and I'm teaching myself Korean and Portuguese at the moment, so don't say it can't be done.) English is actually more similar to German than Spanish. Learning Spanish does not bring you closer to German in that way. Don't forget not everyone is as motivated and talented as you. And learning a language does require an significant amount of dedication. Dedication that otherwise could be spent on better grades or learning German outright. If anything, he should learn Turkish as it could be useful picking up side-jobs in Germany. | ||
zatic
Zurich15310 Posts
I have to agree though your ideas seem a bit strange. You randomly want to go to Germany because it's closer to Bosnia than the US? You really shouldn't go to any country just for its proximity to another, that doesn't make sense to me. If you want to come to Germany do so because you actually want to be there. | ||
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