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I thought I would write a 3 subjectg blog earlier today.
One of the topics disappeared from my mind.
Yeah.
Firstly, parents said blah blah blah spend your time doing something productive outside of school, like learning a language besides spanish. Now I've been looking at korean for a while, know hangul, figured why the hell not. Looked into it, everything is orally based with no grammar. I would need some sort of book. Any suggestions for books?
Secondly parents backed off today after I woke up at 6am lolz. I went home, exagerrated the amount of hw I did, and got it done super fast. Then just reviewed a bit and called it a day.
Then parents looked at the tigermom stuff and agreed with her, but still weren't any stricter... strange.
This would be longer but my web turns off in a minute. Literally. At 11:25 the internet turns off. If I get all As I'll get it back. But still sorta lame 
 
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This is why you have a second router, Artosis style
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Or this is why you become master of your own network  like me parents can't control me, they know that I can shut them off, no worries.
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How old are you? Going from your past blogs Im guessing junior/senior in high school? Shit sucks man. Idk much about learning languages from books, so I can't help you there .
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You've written like a thousand blogs on this subject. I don't get how your parents can expect you to have perfect grades, learn multiple languages and still develop socially with all the shit they put you through. Also, the key to university isn't only just being able to cram in hours upon hours of work, but managing your time wisely and efficiently. At the rate you're going, you're gonna burn out and/or fuck up a course and then have a mental breakdown, leading to a downward spiral.
All I can say is this: intelligence has a hereditary basis, and based on your blogs, your parents don't seem to be the sharpest knives in the drawer, so you better be careful because your heading down the road to becoming a self-fulfilled prophecy.
My advice to you is to move onto campus at whatever university you plan to attend (far far away from your mom), do something you like, and realize that university success is a subtle blend between hard work, efficiency, and the social connections you make. A lot of the times in life, it's not completely what you know, but also who you know. If you are aiming to learn Spanish and Korean while maintaining perfect grades, you may as well move onto a nearby mountain and become a hermit.
btw, I'm not saying it's impossible to maintain perfect grades and still have a social life, but I think that's more within the domain of the rare geniuses that can work hard and efficiently. Be realistic, because intelligence is normally distributed and I have an inkling (no offense) that you're not a genius.
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korean is really hard language to learn.
Maybe join a club at school for extra curriculars?play a sport? start one by yourself? Me and ghote started our own club called the breakfast club at our school
Korean isnt one of those languages you can simply learn on your own. Obviously oral practice would be a lot helpful
http://parksguide.blogspot.com/
if you do decide to learn korean i wish you the best of luck.
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after reading your blogs kid, i suggest you jab that bitch in the face then youll prob end up getting a free family therapist and then bammmmm your shit could get fixed...!
gl with the korean btw
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Korean is quite difficult to learn but if you know hangul already (as in read/write fluently) I suggest learning Japanese. Japanese is way easier to learn imo and learning resources are more readily available (books, guides, teachers, etc).
Once you mastered Japanese, Korean will be much easier to learn because the grammar is 99% the same and a lot of the words even sound similar. As for my credentials... I don't really have any lol but I am fluent in 4 languages (English, Korean, Japanese and French).
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I would suggest listening to some podcasts. The ones they have at koreanclass101.com are pretty good. The newer stuff is free, and you can just download it with itunes. But for the older stuff you have to sign up for a free account. Just make sure to download everything within the first 7 days.
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On January 27 2011 16:58 Masamune wrote:
I don't get how your parents can expect you to have perfect grades, learn multiple languages and still develop socially with all the shit they put you through.
Developing socially typically isn't a concern for these types of parents. At least, it's not nearly as important to them as good academic results.
Froadac, I haven't read all of your blogs so sorry if this has been mentioned, but what kind of college are you looking to attend? Because if you're going for a top tier school, then your parents' demands aren't completely unreasonable. I'm not entirely familiar with your GPA system, but I did go to high school in the US and took AP classes, so I'm assuming these are the 'college classes' you are talking about. A 4.2 seems okay, but it won't get you into schools like MIT or Harvard. This is probably why your parents really want you to pick up something else (like a 2nd language), as this will greatly boost your college application.
While your parents do seem a bit extreme, keep in mind that getting into college is pretty cutthroat nowadays.
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On January 27 2011 21:04 Sayle wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2011 16:58 Masamune wrote:
I don't get how your parents can expect you to have perfect grades, learn multiple languages and still develop socially with all the shit they put you through. Developing socially typically isn't a concern for these types of parents. At least, it's not nearly as important to them as good academic results. Froadac, I haven't read all of your blogs so sorry if this has been mentioned, but what kind of college are you looking to attend? Because if you're going for a top tier school, then your parents' demands aren't completely unreasonable. I'm not entirely familiar with your GPA system, but I did go to high school in the US and took AP classes, so I'm assuming these are the 'college classes' you are talking about. A 4.2 seems okay, but it won't get you into schools like MIT or Harvard. This is probably why your parents really want you to pick up something else (like a 2nd language), as this will greatly boost your college application. While your parents do seem a bit extreme, keep in mind that getting into college is pretty cutthroat nowadays.
If you get into an amazing school, it will be worth the stuff you're going through now. If I were you, I'd go volunteer which lets you stay away from home AND do something productive that will look good on your application.
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Guy doesn't need to become a hermit at all, he can use his budding language skills to network around the world, if he's lucky he can even land an exchange student slot. Use what you want to learn and turn it into a socially-productive activity; if you still want to be good in SC/SCII; go to the occasional LAN you'll end up with when you're in college. Find ways to dovetail what you like with things that you want to do that involve other people. You'll have so many excuses to not be home even if you end up living near your parents AND being forced to visit them that they'll be coerced into letting you be.
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Well, neither me nor my parents really care if I get into a top tier. They just want a decent UC. But they are deluded into thinking I wo8uldn't be able to get in.
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On January 27 2011 17:04 Waffles wrote:korean is really hard language to learn. Maybe join a club at school for extra curriculars?play a sport? start one by yourself? Me and ghote started our own club called the breakfast club at our school Korean isnt one of those languages you can simply learn on your own. Obviously oral practice would be a lot helpful http://parksguide.blogspot.com/if you do decide to learn korean i wish you the best of luck.
Ofc.
I'm aware of the difficulties of korean.
I am probably going to be president of MUN/acadec lol.
Doctors orders say I can't play a sport
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On January 27 2011 16:23 Froadac wrote:
Firstly, parents said blah blah blah spend your time doing something productive outside of school, like learning a language besides spanish. Now I've been looking at korean for a while, know hangul, figured why the hell not. Looked into it, everything is orally based with no grammar. I would need some sort of book. Any suggestions for books?
As a white boy who learned Korean in 63 weeks I'll tell you something. It really falls down to multiple variables when you decide to learn a language completely outside your comfort zone, this is a CAT5 language meaning its one of the hardest to pick up for an english speaker. Simply because the alphabet and the culture are completely different from what we're used to. As well, your willingness to learn it and whether you keep at it. W/o a formal class in which to learn your best chance is to go with rosetta stone. I'm using that to learn Japanese atm and I love it. Hard to remember past lessons after finishing it but good nonetheless. I have tons of sites where you can get materials but they are for maintaining your language mainly, that is they don't "Teach" you korean so much as give you exercises to solidify what you've learned, if there is interest in the sites i know Ill post em but atm i dont feel like searching for it. Your parents suck dude. difference between supportive and fascist.
Hints: Chinese is orally based, Korean language is the only one that has been created. An old King of their's literally got a bunch of scientists together and created their language, the shapes of the characters typically shaped like the form your mouth would take. Also there is plenty of grammar, as much as you're going to find in a Asian language. They have endings which changed based on tense and whatever.
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oops hit quote instead of edit.
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Lol really like, i do all my extra-curricular shit cause i WANT to be amazing and to be able to do all these stuff
Not because you "have to" to get into college
But i guess thats just me. I never had any passion for languages so i wont learn it, but i had a passion for guitar and piano so i worked my ass off on them because its really fun lol
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Read your past few blogs so I'm just gonna respond to them as a whole.
For one, you're already more than qualified for any decent institution, and the top teir is almost never worth the money.
Here's the facts of college:
-You do well in high school to get into a good college
-You goto said college to get a good job
-You get a good job so you can earn a lot of money/work at a good place etc.
However, getting into those top teir schools doesn't really help you land good jobs past maybe the first one. Knowing people, having good interpersonal skills, being able to communicate (writing especially!) and being an honest, decent person with a good work ethic is 50x more important to landing a good job than any academics ever will be.
Go to a state school that doesn't cost you an arm or a leg.
Tell your parents they need to relax because unless you get retarded lucky you aren't going to any top teir school anyways, and your parents would be shelling out 50k a year for you.
I hope you're not 17 and being treated like this. I'd flip the shit and flip it again for good measure if I were you.
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On January 28 2011 01:00 Froadac wrote:
Well, neither me nor my parents really care if I get into a top tier. They just want a decent UC. But they are deluded into thinking I wo8uldn't be able to get in.
That's fine, just make sure you're not being overconfident. The only UC I've heard of is Berkeley, which is obviously a very good school. I don't know what kind of competition you'll be facing trying for the other UC schools, just make sure you have a good idea and you're being realistic about your own achievements. If anything, that gives you something to say to your parents: "Look mom, the average GPA of someone accepted into UC blablabla is 3.9, so my 4.2 should be good."
On January 28 2011 01:45 [Eternal]Phoenix wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
Read your past few blogs so I'm just gonna respond to them as a whole.
For one, you're already more than qualified for any decent institution, and the top teir is almost never worth the money.
Here's the facts of college:
-You do well in high school to get into a good college
-You goto said college to get a good job
-You get a good job so you can earn a lot of money/work at a good place etc.
However, getting into those top teir schools doesn't really help you land good jobs past maybe the first one. Knowing people, having good interpersonal skills, being able to communicate (writing especially!) and being an honest, decent person with a good work ethic is 50x more important to landing a good job than any academics ever will be.
Go to a state school that doesn't cost you an arm or a leg.
Tell your parents they need to relax because unless you get retarded lucky you aren't going to any top teir school anyways, and your parents would be shelling out 50k a year for you.
I hope you're not 17 and being treated like this. I'd flip the shit and flip it again for good measure if I were you.
Please don't "flip a shit". Especially not if you're 17. As much as 17 year olds like to pretend differently, they are still not adults yet and certainly not mature or experienced enough to make adult decisions.
Regarding whether or not an expensive college education is worth it, there's some pretty heated debate going on and there's no need to derail this thread with it. I think that while all of Phoenix's points have some truth, plopping a well-known school's name on your job application couldn't hurt ^^
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On January 28 2011 01:45 [Eternal]Phoenix wrote:
Read your past few blogs so I'm just gonna respond to them as a whole.
For one, you're already more than qualified for any decent institution, and the top teir is almost never worth the money.
Here's the facts of college:
-You do well in high school to get into a good college
-You goto said college to get a good job
-You get a good job so you can earn a lot of money/work at a good place etc.
However, getting into those top teir schools doesn't really help you land good jobs past maybe the first one. Knowing people, having good interpersonal skills, being able to communicate (writing especially!) and being an honest, decent person with a good work ethic is 50x more important to landing a good job than any academics ever will be.
Go to a state school that doesn't cost you an arm or a leg.
Tell your parents they need to relax because unless you get retarded lucky you aren't going to any top teir school anyways, and your parents would be shelling out 50k a year for you.
I hope you're not 17 and being treated like this. I'd flip the shit and flip it again for good measure if I were you.
^^ agree with most of what he said.
whatever you do, make sure you dorm and don't live at home for college. blah blah blah you'll get to drink and do college stuff but the best part about dorming is living "on your own" and you can do whatever the shit you want.
duno I'd choose a school that isn't too close to home (unless if the quality in education is a huge dropoff). For me, I had a choice between a school that was about an hour from home and a school that was 3-4 hours away. I took the further in a heartbeat because I know my parents are crazy enough to come up a lot if I was close by. That and they'll bitch about me never coming home to visit.
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Yeah. Only thing stopping me from going to berkeley if I get in is that it's under an hour away.
Looking at all schools socal atm.
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