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Although German is usually cited as an outstanding example of a highly inflected language, the degree of inflection is considerably less than in Old German or in other old Indo-European languages such as Latin, Ancient Greek, or Sanskrit, or, for instance, in modern Icelandic or Russian. The three genders have collapsed in the plural, which now behaves, grammatically, somewhat as a fourth gender.

Pytanie #1:

Got my GCSE results on the 24th- good enough to be a doctor?

Hi. I got my GCSE results on 24/8/10. Are these good enough, if I work hard at A-Level and get all A's, or A*s, to allow me to study medicine? I have a feeling that they are not good enough :/ :( .

Mathematics: A*
Additional Science: A*
English Literature: A
Geology: A
D&T Electronic Products: A
ICT (short-course): A
English Language: B
Drama: B
Core Science: B
German: C

Please can somebody tell me whether these are OKAY for studying medicine? I know they are definitely not the best, but will these be alright so long as I work hard for A-Levels? I didn't work that hard for GCSE to begin with, hence the poor grade in German and Drama.

Many Thanks,
James C.

Pytanie #2:

Are my gcse grades good enough to get me into Dentistry?

I have recently received my GCSE results and they did not reach my expectations. I have, for the past two years, been really interested in pursuing a career in dentistry. My main concern is whether my GCSE results will affect my chances of obtaining a place at a dental college.

My GCSE grades are:

Mathematics A*
Statistics A
English LanguageA
English LiteratureA

Biology A
Chemistry A
Physics A

Art and DesignA*
German B
Geography B
Latin B

(DiDA A* - equivalent to a full GCSE grade)

do they think there is any point re-sitting some of my science modules to up my grade? Or do they not really consider GCSE grades when choosing students, especially re-sit grades? I go to a grammar school and naturally I believe they may have higher expectations for students from private/grammar schools.

Another doubt I would like to clear is whether they give importance to AS Critical Thinking grades? I have completed my AS Critical Thinking along with my GCSEs but my results were not as expected (I received a ‘U’ grade). Would this put me at a disadvantage to other students applying or would it not matter? If it does matter, I can retake it next year.

The reason for why I’m so concerned is because I have heard that some universities, especially for competitive courses, “filter” out all their applications at the beginning of selection based on their GCSE grades and ums points.

Next year, for my A-levels, I will continue to study Biology, Chemistry and Maths. I am still not entirely sure with my fourth option. What would be the best subject to take; a complimentary or a contrasting subject? I am contemplating between Art, Economics and Psychology. Out of these three subjects, is there a particular subject you would prefer? The subject I would probably enjoy the most and obtain the highest grade in is Art, but Art would be very time-consuming and may affect the results of my more important subjects (Chemistry and Biology). I thought that taking Art would allow me to stand out from other students also applying for dentistry with four science subjects. Am I correct? Also, are students with four a-levels at an advantage from students with three a-levels and one as-level when applying?

I would be very grateful for any advice.

Thank you for your time!

Pytanie #3:

Can I get into University of Chicago?

-6th in a class of 600
-3.9 GPA
- Junior and Senior Year all AP and Honors Classes
-AP Classes in High School Career= AP Government and Politics, AP English Language, AP U.S. History, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP World History, and AP European History.
-AP Scores so far: AP Government-5, AP English Language-5, and AP U.S. History-5.
-ACT=32
-SAT=1320(1600) 2020(2400) [I will be taking it once more in October, at which time I will also be taking the U.S. History Subject Test, and the Literature one also]
-Four Years of Spanish and I am fluent in German
-Section Leader in Chamber Orchestra
-Debate Captain
-Tenor in Chamber Choir (Illinois District Choir Qualifier)
-I am in a program that is currently working with the National Labor Committee to develop a program to teach High School students about sweatshop and child labor in third world countries
-I am student-directing a play at my high school this year
-I volunteer regularly at a local food pantry
-I am in National Honors Society
-I swam Varsity my Freshman Year
-I participated in Cross Country for two years (wasn't very good though, haha)
-I have had a part-time job for 3 years
-I plan to volunteer on Illinois U.S. Senate Candidate Alex Giannoulias' campaign

Any comments, criticism, or advice would be greatly appreciated.
The 3.9 GPA is unweighted, so therefore it is out of 4.0. My weighted GPA is 5.8 out of 6.0

Pytanie #4:

Can I get into these colleges?

Most desired:
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Duke University

Target Schools:
University of Southern California
University of California: Los Angeles
University of California: Berkeley
Brown University
Vanderbilt University
Emory University
Cornell University

Unweighted GPA: 3.801
Weighted GPA: 4.613
SAT Score: 2300
ACT Score: 32
My school does not rank students.

*Commas separate into first and second semesters.*

Freshman:
English 1 Honors: A,B
Biology 1 Honors: B,A
Geometry Honors: B,C
Spanish 1: A,B
Guitar: A,A
Journalism: C

Sophomore:
English 2 Honors: A,A
Algebra 2 Honors: A,A
Art History AP: A,A
European History AP: A,A
Computer Science AP: A,A
Spanish 2: A,A

Junior:
English 3 Honors: A,A
Pre Calculus Honors: A,A
Spanish 3 Honors: A,A
Physics B AP: A,A
United States History AP: A,A
Psychology AP: A,A

Senior (Predicted):
English AP Language: A,A
English AP Literature: A,A
Calculus AB AP: A,A
Government AP: A,A
Economy AP: A,A
Physics C AP: A,A
Spanish AP: A,A

I want to major in the media and language field.

My works in the media:

I am a published informant for a staff writer of Houston Chronicles.
Intern and featured Junior Writer in the Los Angeles Times.
Intern and Junior Blog Editor of Green Lifestyle Films. (A UCLA based, non-profit media company)
Intern and Junior Script Writer of Green Lifestyle Radio.
Editor-in-Chief of school's Literary Magazine: "Beard Full of Butterflies"
Staff Writer for school's newspaper: "The Pen"
Intern and Staff Writer in the magazine "Los Angeles Yoga"
Selected as a Junior Writer for the Korea Times (Chung'ang Il'bo)

Written over 100 published blogs for the local environmental Marsh paper.

Works in language:
Fluent in:

Korean
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
German

Can read and write in:
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
German
Romanian
Arabic
Russian

Can also read:
Braille

Interned as an English to Korean (vice versa), Spanish to English (vice versa), Arabic to English (vice versa & text only) at local library.
Was a school translator for the new international students.

AP German: 5
AP Spanish: 5
SAT German: 760
SAT Italian: 770
SAT Spanish: 780

Took German @ University of Chicago
Took Italian @ University of Chicago
Took Arabic @ University of Chicago
Took Russian @ University of Chicago

President of the National English Honors Society.
Vice-President of the National Spanish Honors Society.

Athletics:
Tennis in Sophomore, Junior, Senior year.
Sophomore: Frosh/Soph
Junior: Junior Varsity
Senior: Varsity Tennis

Taekwondo Sparring Team Captain
Gold Medal in Junior USA Sparring Tournament
Silver Medal in California Junior Sparring Competition
Gold Medal in California Junior Sparring Competition

Recommendations:
1 from my Spanish teacher who I am very close to.
1 from my supervisor at the Los Angeles Times who I share very high mutual respect with.
1 from the senior staff writer of the Houston Chronicles.

AP Scores:
Art History: 5
European History: 5
United States History: 5
Computer Science: 5
Physics B: 5
German: 5
Micro Economics: 5
Macro Economics: 5
Human Geography: 5
Psychology: 5

Awards:
Principal's Honor Roll
Coca-Cola Scholarship semi-finalist
National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist
JFK Library Essay contest finalist
AFSA Peace Essay contest finalist
National Peace Essay Contest semi-finalist
Medal of Valor awarded by Commander of Korean Special Forces
National AP Scholar
Community Service award from Audobon Yes!
Junior Cyclists Gold Award for biking the west coast of North America (Southern Canada to Baja California)
CSF Gold Sealbearer
Multiple scholarships and awards from various essay competitions

Volunteer:
300+ Hours at the Madrona Marsh (leader of the Junior Marsh Botanical Weeding Team)
60 Hours at the Braille Institute (Translator for the blind)

Pytanie #5:

GCSE Results affecting University Place?

Pytanie #6:

My current options for a level are German, philosophy, history and maths (stat)?

In my GCSEs I got
A for German, history and maths
B in religious studies..

However, I got A* in English literature and language.. I am thinking about taking literature but don't know which subject to replace it with.. I'm firm about taking maths, so replacing that isn't an option.

I'm more inclined in replacing either German or philosophy, mainly because I'm not sure whether I am that good at German and because I got a B in RS.

So what experiences have you got in either of these subjects and what do you recommend I do?
Do you think I should even replace any subject? I mean, they're all respected subjects.

I didn't enjoy English at all because of my teacher, however, I am moving to a different school so teaching might be different.

I am intrigued by philosophy and languages but have no idea how I will cope..

Pytanie #7:

GCSE Results and A-Level Choices?

I have recently received my GCSE results and they did not reach my expectations. I have, for the past two years, been really interested in pursuing a career in dentistry. My main concern is whether my GCSE results will affect my chances of obtaining a place for an undergraduate course to study dentistry at a university.

My GCSE grades are:

MathematicsA*
StatisticsA
English LanguageA
English LiteratureA

BiologyA
ChemistryA
PhysicsA

Art and DesignA*
GermanB
GeographyB
LatinB

(DiDAA* - equivalent to a full GCSE grade)

I was expecting a few more A* grades, especially my sciences, and therefore I am very upset with my results. As a result, I am sending my sciences and statistics to be remarked as they were reasonably high ‘A’ grades. If the results remain the same, do they think there is any point re-sitting some of my science modules to up my grade? Or do they not really consider GCSE grades when choosing students, especially re-sit grades? I go to a grammar school and naturally I believe they may have higher expectations for students from private/grammar schools.

Another doubt I would like to clear is whether they give importance to AS Critical Thinking grades? I have completed my AS Critical Thinking along with my GCSEs but my results were not as expected (I received a ‘U’ grade). Would this put me at a disadvantage to other students applying or would it not matter? If it does matter, I can retake it next year.

The reason for why I’m so concerned is because I have heard that some universities, especially for competitive courses, “filter” out all their applications at the beginning of selection based on their GCSE grades and ums points.

Next year, for my A-levels, I will continue to study Biology, Chemistry and Maths. I am still not entirely sure with my fourth option. What would be the best subject to take; a complimentary or a contrasting subject? I am contemplating between Art, Economics and Psychology. Out of these three subjects, is there a particular subject you would prefer? The subject I would probably enjoy the most and obtain the highest grade in is Art, but Art would be very time-consuming and may affect the results of my more important subjects (Chemistry and Biology). I thought that taking Art would allow me to stand out from other students also applying for dentistry with four science subjects. Am I correct? Also, are students with four a-levels at an advantage from students with three a-levels and one as-level when applying?

I would be very grateful for any advice.

Thank you for your time!

Pytanie #8:

Hey! Do you think my GCSE's are bad ?

i got my results yesterday like everyone and here's what i got;

Art - C
Graphics - A
English Language - B
English Literature - B
Science - C
Additional Science - C
Maths - B
German - E
Religious Studies - A
Business Studies - B
ICT - C

are these bad results ? average ? above average ? good ?
ahmz - got it right dude...

Pytanie #9:

Have i got bad or good GCSEs ?

i got my results today like everyone and here's what i got;

Art - C
Graphics - A
English Language - B
English Literature - B
Science - C
Additional Science - C
Maths - B
German - E
Religious Studies - A
Business Studies - B
ICT - C

are these bad results ? average ? above average ? good ?

Pytanie #10:

Are these GCSE grades good enough to study medicine and to get into UCL?

Maths - A*
Physics - A
Chemistry - A
ICT - A
German - A
PE - A
Biology - B
English language - B
English literature - B
Statistics - B
Religous studies (short course) - B

Pytanie #11:

What should I take for my A-levels?

I've narrowed my options down to 5 now:

English Literature
History
Math
German
Spanish

I need to pick 4 from this list
I am pretty sure I want to pursue a career in entertainment law so I need to pick options that will allow this. However, I am still not 100% sure so I would like to keep my options sort of open. I am reasonably good at all of these subjects. I just want to know what would be the most useful to me. I'm not sure whether or not doing 2 languages is a good idea.

Thank you so much for the help.

Pytanie #12:

Would this get me into MIT?

I want to go to MIT and I want to know if these classes would get me in:
Freshman Year:
Pre-Calculus Honors
Health (1 semester required) Introduction to world history honors (1 semester)
PE (required)
Biology
Spanish 1
English Honors
Chemistry

Sophomore Year:
AP Calculus BC
AP European History
P.E. (required)
AP Biology
Spanish 3 (i plan on taking Spanish 2 over the summer)
English Honors
AP Statistics

Junior Year:
Multi-variable Calculus
AP U.S. History
Academic Decathlon
Physics Honors
AP Spanish Language
AP Spanish Literature
AP English Language & Composition

Senior Year:
AP Environmental Science
AP English Literature & Composition
AP U.S. Government
Academic Decathlon
AP Psychology

I also plan on taking these classes online, through self study, and/or community colleges along with their AP Exams*
Art History*
Chemistry*
Physics*
World History*
Macroeconomics*
Microeconomics*
German Language*
Linear Algebra

I also plan on joining these clubs:
Academic Decathlon
Executive Commission
Leos Club
Math Club
MESA
Social Justice Club
Debate Team
Key Club
SOFFA
Science Olympiad (going to start my own team)

Also, I plan on doing community service but i don't know where (any suggestions)?
What do you think? Also, does anyone know where i can find MIT alumni? I read that it was a good idea to taalk to an alumni to ask them about admissions. Help!

Pytanie #13:

i am interested in buying books in german. How can I look for them?

I went to the advanced search and selected "Literature and Fiction" and Language="German" but I mostly got books in English... the search does not seem to work. I did the same for french and the result was the same, only books in English

Pytanie #14:

Can i study nursing at uni with these qualifications?? Which qualifications do i need to get into uni?

I already have these GCSE's:

English language: B
English Literature: C
Art: B
ICT: C
German: D
Maths: D
Science: D/E

And these other qualifications:
Hairdressing BTEC NVQ1
Working with Others Key Skill
Improving Own Learning and Performance key Skill

What other qualifcations do i need to get into university to study Adult nursing?
How would i come about doing this course? thanks x

Pytanie #15:

How can i become a nurse? What qualifications do i need to get into uni?

Pytanie #16:

can somebody help me to make a decision?

i know this is my decision but for goodness sakes i can´t make it.

i really like literature but am also a German nationalist because of my heritage. My great grandfather was brutally abused in a Russian prison camp.

I got into UVA which is known for the Classics.

I´m really talented with languages, after 8 months of German i´m reading Goethe.

I also really like history because i want to write about the Nazi period.

Do I learn these classical languages? Or do I learn two more modern languages, French and Russian, the enemies of Germany- the former because of tradition, the latter because of the second world war- Bolshevism (i have nothing against Jews so I won´t say Judaism too), and Communism, and reap the benefits of reading Balzac and Tolstoi in the original language

I try finding quotes on Goethe in support of learning foreign languages but then find support from Hitler against it. (p.s. I am no Nazi but simply blame the makers of the Vorsailles Treaty for Hitler´s necessity to bring faith and hope back into the German people, I mean I blame the British and French for the blindness of the German people in electing and wanting Hitler and his extremenss---- let this not be included in the discussion, just wanted to clear that up).

I thought about majoring in history and just learning Ancient Greek, because that´s much richer than Latin.

And of course the classical languages are much harder to learn because you don´t speak them. I don´t make the same progress with Latin as with German.

Pytanie #17:

Which of these would you think I could get into?

Hey,

I'm going into senior year and am a bit nervous. I have about 7 or 8 extra curriculars that I have done between sophomore and junior year because I played football freshmen and sophomore year. I have taken the following AP courses so far:

U.S. HISTORY 4
CHEMISTRY 4
MICROECONOMICS 5
MACROECONOMICS 5
SPANISH 5
ENGLISH Lang and Comp 5

I am taking Stats, Calc BC, Bio, Psychology, US. Gov, Comp Gov and English Literature next year.

My ACT is a 34 with Eng: 32 Math 33 Read 33 Sci 36 and essay 12
My SAT is a 2200 with CR: 720 MATH: 690 Writing 790 and essay 11

SAT II's: CHEM: 650, MATH: 690, LIT: 690 (Im retaking math and chem from practice tests I'm looking at the 750's for both, also taking German which I anticipate an 800 in since I attended german school for 4 years.

I have 3 semesters of straight A's two semester with about 3-4 A's and the rest B's and one sememster where I got a C in Chem and Trig sophomore year.

My GPA is 4.45/4.8 and my class rank is 14/500.
Unweighted 3.65/4

I was born in a different country and moved here in sixth grade. I barely spoke English and was put in remedial classes. After only a few months. The teachers saw my potential and moved me to all advanced classes.and speak 4 languages fluently. I have also lived in Germany, Belgium and Albania

This is my list of colleges tell me which ones Should be safety, reach and whatever the other category is

Harvard University
Princeton University
Yale University
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Stanford
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Vanderbilt University
University of California--Berkeley
New York University
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan

Please and thank you
By what standards is a 34 ACT a low score?
@hershey

Thanks first of all.

Second, what you fail to understand is that there is not such thing as a trade-off between school and a social life. First of all I'm in clubs with people who share the same ideas as myself. I do what I love, I still play xbox, hang out with my friends, date. So I have no idea what ur talking about.
@PE2008

Do you suggest these schools as additional back ups or as substitutes?

Pytanie #18:

I have no idea what to do when i'm older?

well, im currently doing my GCSE and i am predicted A-C in all of them , ive taken chemistry,physics,biology,english language,english literature,mathematics,geography,german,religion, ICT and music.
i enjoy everything really.
except german.
i'd like to go into law. but what jobs come under the 'law' critera?

Pytanie #19:

Should I learn Latin or French?

I am an English Literature (emphasis on creative writing) major in college and only have a year and a half left. I'm HORRIBLE at learning new languages (aka I had to retake spanish in highschool three times), and I keep on bouncing back and forth between latin, french, spanish, german, and italian. I have to achieve a 200 level course of any language to complete my English major.

So...I'm not interested in Latin, but I am interested in French. But French seems like it would take four more years to attain a 200-level course, while Latin would only take three semesters. Latin seems harder, though--but it would give me a good base of languages. And which one would be more beneficial to me? I would never speak latin and I'm not really interested in the classics...but I love visiting France and the french sounds to beautiful to me.

Which language should I learn????

Pytanie #20:

What are my chances at Northwestern University or University of Chicago?

GPA
-weighted: 4.44 (ranked 4/600)
-unweighted: 3.95

ACT: 30

AP classes (11):
-AP US History
-AP Bio
-AP World History
-AP Human Geography
-AP Language and Composition
-AP literature and Composition
-AP Calculus AB
-AP Statistics
-AP German
-AP Gov.
-AP European history

Extracurricular:
-(none)

Other:
-AP Scholar
-Most APs taken at my school

I am confident with my academic achievements however I have zero extracurricular activities. This makes me look like a lazy student and possibly hinders my chances at getting into either one.

...Out of curiosity I'm also wondering if this is good enough to get me into an Ivy League school.

Pytanie #21:

what are my chance of getting in to study medicine in the uk?

What are my chance of getting in to study medicine in the uk?
Done a first aid course and passed
DofE bronze
Clarinet grade 3
French exchange three times
Guitar grade 1
Sports prefect
And i play Tennis Hockey Cricket and Squash for my club and my school
i am also squash captain at school and i volunteer to coach squash at the weekend at my local club.
Also next year im doing work experience at two different retirement homes.
Got some good gcses.
Maths A
Biology A
Chemistry A
Physics A
Language A
French A
German B
DT B
Literature B
Geography B
and a pass(highest mark possible) in ICT

Alevels:
Biology A
Chemistry B
Politics B
Business studies A
General studies A

Pytanie #22:

Appropriate A-level choices for possible career law.?

Sorry about the length!

I am 15, I go to a community school in the south west of England. I would like to pursue in law, how ever, I feel by studying to be a barrister or solicitor it should open up a wide range of skills and qualifications so if I do change my mind my options will be quite vast. Right now am looking at what A-levels would be good to take, and am in need of some advice.
The subjects I take as standard/compulsory are: English (language and literature), 1 language (I chose German NVQ), Mathematics, PE and science. The subjects I chose to do as options are: History, religious studies (hence why I do not have short course RE on the standard list), geography and food technology (We were forced to either take a practical/creative subject or a language, and since drama was full and I hate how schools ruin the joys of learning a new language and half the time they teach useless phrases, I ended up going for food technology). All these subjects I am predicted B or higher, and not to sound big headed or anything, but that is a prediction based on me when I don't even try, I often gets A's or very high B's and the occasional A*s in exams with out revising and I get As and A*s on course work I tend to do on the bus to school (25 minuets and a bumpy country road journey) or the morning its due (meaning about 2/3am or soon as I wake up at 7am) so my grades are fairly reasonable. Still, I feel when it comes to A-levels I will really pull my finger out and put in the effort and of course for some of the more key exams in my GCSEs. My favourite subjects are English, History, RS and some aspects of geography- funnily these are the subjects I am predicted highest in. So that gives you an idea on my current academic level and range alongside what I enjoy the most.

You can take up to 5 subjects and at least 3, I was advised that 4 is a good one as it gives you time to relax est. However if you take 5 you can drop one reasonably quickly, so I am open to taking 5, though would prefer not to as I do not enjoy "dropping out" or "quitting" subjects as I want to stick it out, so trying hard to narrow it down to four!
Here are the courses that interest me:
English language and literature. I refuse to not take this, so this is for certain.

History, late modern. Again I refuse not to take this, so this is for certain.

Archaeology. This really does interest me!

Law. Okay, obviously I am interested in law, yet according to a few people (included fathers of Lawyers) if you wish to do Law in later/higher education they prefer for you NOT to have law at A-levels. So I am quite willing to drop this one.

Religious Studies. Same problem as above.

Psychology. Okay, this really interests me as well as what I find most fascination in subjects like history, RS and even English (just did Dr Jekyll and Hyde, so got a basic understanding of Freud's idea of the id est.), is why people do what they do est. However I hear there is a great deal of maths involved, I assume data handling will be they bit of maths it is mainly, which I find the hardest in maths, getting the lowest mark I have ever got of a 'C' (bearing in mind this is minus revision and was 2 marks of an 'B') so I am beyond tempted but very unsure!

Sociology. When I explained to my mum why I was thinking of taking psychology she suggested that I may enjoy Sociology. She herself has a masters in it, yet this is not a "I want her to do what I did situation" my mum is very keen on me setting my own path in life. So am quite interested in it.

Philosophy. I adore RS I love seeing how different ideas can be formed and all the underlying links portrayed in different manners and how people act est. However, supposedly the philosophy teacher is awful at the college I want to go to, grr wish I could take my teacher in RS with me, marked one essay saying it was A-level standard, he used to teach A-levels so that's no guess, and took one mark off simply because it would be too long for exam conditions, which shocked me as I rushed that one night. Anyways, having a poor teacher would greatly affect my grade average. So I honestly don't know what to do here!

Geology. I have always loved fossils, I do enjoy this aspect of Geography... yet I do not like science.

Economics. This is a big maybe, I honestly do not know about it.

Okay, so if you could either supply a detailed reply in to either one to all of them and what they entails that would be great also/or tell me which ones you think would be good for me to take. I don't want to choose when I am so uninformed! Thanks!

Pytanie #23:

what is the scope after completing masters in english and german?

I have already completed my masters in english literature from Delhi university and now I wish to pursue masters in german literature as I have already completed 6 semesters of german language also. Do you think I should go for double masters or would I be wasting my energy and time?
I don't want to become a school teacher. are there any other avenues which I am not aware of ? I know that there is scope in translation , being an english lit. post graduate I can also go for editing,copy writing, content writing... but can you tell me if it would be beneficial to do masters in german from delhi university?

Pytanie #24:

What should I do: IB or A LEVELS?

I'm currently a Year 10 student, and am hoping to pursue a career in Medicine...

These are my chosen GCSE subjects:

Mathematics
English Language
English Literature
German (already completed)
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Chinese Mandarin (already completed)
Religious Studies
Geography
IT (short course)

I've been predicted an A* in all of these with the exception of German (A).

Would I be better of doing the IB course or A Levels????

Thanks for your help

Pytanie #25:

Should I take history or geography as a GCSE?

Im taking maths, triple science, french, german, english literature, english language, IT, product design and then either history or geography. Don't know which one to take because I get the same grades in both, geography seems more fun and lighthearted and you get to go on loads of trips, history is interesting and my auntie is a history teacher. Which one should I take? The exam boards are AQA.

Pytanie #26:

Can you please proofread and correct thanks :)?

Grammar, punctuation, spelling and is my MLA format correct
THANK YOU

This essay will prove that graduating students in Ontario should only study Canadian literature in a Grade 12 English course. While good writers exist in all cultures, Ontario students should only study Canadian writers. Because we need to become more familiar with our literature. Three reasons for this are; the need to focus on our own Canadian culture despite being surrounded by other cultures, the need to promote and establish our own writers, and the need to encourage younger Canadian authors.

Students in Ontario taking English should only study Canadian literature because we are completely swamped by the American culture around us. This is a Canadian tradition because we have always been a “branch plant” of another country starting with England and France meaning that our own culture has never had the chance to develop since we have always been under the thumb of a more powerful foreign culture. So, for years, a student in Ontario would study Shakespeare and other British writers: today they may also study American authors such as Fitzgerald. But many schools limit a students exposure to the Canadian novel to ISP reading lists. In this sense, Canada is an attic in which we have stored American and British literature without considering our own. 1 No wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating there culture.

Often what Canadian literature is studied is very old. This includes works such as Mordecai’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrences Stone Angel. Fifth Business, which was published in 1970 – over 35 years ago – is still on many courses of study in Gr. 12 classrooms. Atwood’s Handmade’s Tale the most recent of these books was published in 1985; over ten years ago. Again while most teachers allow and may even encourage a student to focus on more modern Canadian books for their ISP, his classroom experience is usually limited to studying these golden oldies.

Then there is the issue of these authors being primarily white, English Canadian and not reflective of our modern multicultural society. As Robertson Davies stated, “ Canada is not going to have a national literature in the mode of those European lands where a long history has bound the people together, and where a homogeneous racial inheritance has given them a language, customs, and even a national dress of their own.” 2 We need to look at the work of Canadian authors who have come here from different backgrounds. Connecting with our multicultural student body is really important! As Canadians, we are lost in a sea of international influences – we hardly know who we are. And we do this without realizing it. ‘What is a Canadian? A Canadian is a fellow wearing English tweeds, a Hong Kong shirt and Spanish shoes, who sips Brazilian coffee sweetened with Philippine sugar from a Bavarian cup while nibbling Swiss cheese, sitting at a Danish desk over a Persian rug, after coming home in a German car from an Italian movie..’ is an anonymous saying that practically defines the typical Canadian experience. No wonder that Margaret Atwood can comment that Canadians have issues with establishing their identity! In discussing Canadian writers, she argues that Canada as a state of mind does not really exist:

“I'm talking about Canada as a state of mind, as the space you inhabit not just with your body but with your head. It's that kind of space in which we find ourselves lost." 4

In conclusion, given this we should ignore the work of writers in other countries in order to familiarize ourselves with our own writers. While some might view this as ignorant, taking this approach will allow Canadian students to see the value of our authors. Canadian classrooms need to ignore the achievements of American and British authors at this point in time. We can return to studying them once our students have a strong sense of our own writers, culturally.

Endnotes

1 Letters in Canada p. 426 Robertson Davies

2 Robertson Davies, “Canadian Nationalism in Arts and Science”, Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada(Series IV, Volume XlII, 1975), p. 35

3 Margaret Atwood, Survival, 18, 1972.

Works Cited

Letters in Canada. Robertson Davies. MacMillan Press, Toronto, 1979.

Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature. Margaret Atwood. McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1972.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada.(Series IV, Volume XIII). “Canadian Nationalism in Arts and Science.” Davies, Robertson. The Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa: 1975.

Pytanie #27:

Is the IB the right thing for me?

Personally, I don't think so. I mean, you HAVE to do English and world Lit., which I'm simply rubbish at. In English language, I can get A's and B's, and and A* if it's creative writing. As soon as it comes to Lit., I'm down to a D. I've looked at some more things online about the International Baccalaureate, and have only just realised the full extent of extra-curricular work. It doesn't look any fun, because I still want to be able to see my friends loads and go to the occasional party. I talked to my dad about it, and he said 'You're really intelligent so it'll be no problem'. When I asked my mum, she told me to think it through carefully.

I really don't think it's the right thing for me, but my college induction day is tomorrow. Does it sound like I can handle it? Please be completely honest :) Also, I want to go to University in Germany (potentially, because I wouldn't have to pay as much as I would in the UK, as I'm German), so would taking A Levels (English lan., psychology, biology and maths) make it more difficult for me to get into a foreign university?

I know that taking the IB is the perfect preparation for uni, but I've heard from several people that my life will be non-existent. I can't decide whether to take a A Levels and have the time to have fun outside of school and see my family, have proper holidays etc., or to opt for the IB, have a heck of a lot of work, but be prepared for uni and (hopefully) be accepted globally. And maybe fail the IB because I'm so bad at literature and I hate poetry >.> GCSE English has really put me off poetry and literature lol.

So... What do you think? Also, if you are currently taking the IB/have done/ know someone, what's you opinion? Thank you for your time :)

Pytanie #28:

why the tamil language and the religion can not be separated?

WCTC

Tamil languge == hinduism. Hinduism = Tamil language. Tamil and sanskrit language=hinduism. Hinduism = tamil and sanskrit languages. The Telugu, kannada, malayalam, oriya, marathi, hindi, bengali and other indian languages also done maximum service to the growth of hinduism.

santhalinga adigalar of perur aadhinam: Tamil language and the religion can not be separated. It is because of religious poets the tamil language grown unlimited.

cardinal chinnappa: If we say english, it is commercial, latin language for law, if we say greek, it is for literature, the german for philosophy, italy for love, and if we say Tamil language, it is for religious only.

Sarada nambi arroran: The reason for tamil language growth are the hindu religious people from shaivates and vaishnavites only and no one can deny it. This hinduism alone show the other world to do service to the society.

shree paul: All should be happy and to live is the aim of reaching god was told by jambukumarn of jainism and the samana scholors services to tamil language is also unlimited.

Gnanasundaram: Azhwars found the god in the tamil language.

Amudhan adigal: it is the great service of christians who first came to spread their religion, but spread only the tamil language.

Kadhar mohideen: The islamic people and many islamic scholors on their part rendered their unmatcheable service to the growth of tamil language.

Pytanie #29:

In France, do they call...?

In schools in the UK we call the subject, English and its about literature and writing essay etc. And we do a second language either French or German. But in France do they call it French and the second language English or whatever language it is! I was just wondering!

Pytanie #30:

Am i clever enough to hopefully study Veterinary medicine at University in the future?

Am i smart enough to hopefully go and study Veterinary at uni in the future?
I am recently taking my gcse's, and i know i have definitely got an A in my year 10 science gcse
i might get an A or B for my year 11 science gcse;
i will definitely get an A in english literature;
probably a B for english language
i might get an A for my maths gcse, but definitely a B
i will get a C in german
I might get an A in geography
i have a B for i.t
I will get a B for food tech
i will definitely get a B for history

I want to take Biology, Chemistry, Maths and English Lit at college, so i can hopefully take Veterinary at Uni, do you think i will be able to persue my veterinary dream, with my gcse grades so far??
thanks

Pytanie #31:

do i have a chance at these schools?

i am going to be a senior this upcoming school year, and i am going to apply to the following colleges: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU, UVermont, and BU. Do I have a chance at any of these?

Info
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Classes and Grades:

9th
French III Honors(B,B)
Algebra 1,2(C,D)
Latin I(A,B)
Earth Science(A,B)
English 9 Honors(B,B)
Modern World History(A,A)

10th
French IV Honors(A,A)
Geometry(A,A)
Latin II Honors(A,A)
A.P. Biology(B,A)-4
English 10 Honors(A,A)
A.P. Modern European History(A,A)-5
American Government(A)

11th
French V Honors(A,A)
Algebra 3,4(A,B)
Latin III Honors(A,A)
A.P. Environmental Science(A,A)-4
A.P. English Language(A,A)-5
A.P. U.S. History(A,A)-5

12th
A.P. French Language
A.P. Statistics
Latin IV Honors
A.P. English Literature
A.P. Economics
A.P. Psychology

other A.P.s i will take
A.P. Human Geography
A.P. Latin: Vergil
A.P. U.S. Government and Politics
A.P.World History
A.P. German

SAT-2200

Honors
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-National Honors Society
-Latin Honor Society
-French Honor Society

-CT Top 16(Swimming)(ages 13-present)
-All-State(Swimming)(10th, 11th, 12th)
-All-Academic(Swimming)(9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
-All-Conference(Swimming)(9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
-Varsity(Swimming)(9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)

-Swim Team Captain(12th)

Extra-Curricular
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-Mock Trial(9th[very little participation], 10th, 11th, 12th)
-Class Board(9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
-School Board of Education Representative(12th)
-French Club(11th, 12th)
-USA Swimming

Volunteer
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-Camp CIT (no pay) for 10 weeks over 2 years, 5 days a week, 9-4
-Museum's
-2012 Republican Political Campaign's
-Tutoring (French, History)
-Red Cross

Jobs
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-Camp Consular (Summer of 2009 and 2010

Pytanie #32:

Can I Get Into UPENN? Opinions please?

I'm a home-schooled RISING Junior, planning on going to college for premed. I would like to get into the University of Pennsylvania (it's my "dream school" so to speak.)

Do I have a chance at U Penn? What more can I do? I AM out-of-state.

Classes I've taken/taking (9th and 10th grade):
-Anatomy and Physiology (TWO year program), Nutrition, Health, Microbiology, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Advanced Psychology, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Consumer Math, Advanced U.S. History, Advanced World History, World Literature, British Literature, Debate, Grammar and Composition, Vocabulary, Format Writing, Writing, other assorted writing/English material, Human Geography, Introduction to Geography, Photography, Keyboarding/computer, Latin & Greek Word Roots, Medical Terminology (online and textbook), Art, Anthropology, Advanced/Honors Macroeconomics, Ancient Latin, Spanish Literature, Spanish language, Spanish history and culture-

Extracurricular Activities:
- Since I want to go to medical school I volunteer at a hospital, shadowed a doctor,
- Spanish language club,
- Pilates/Yoga class,
- Dance class,
- Youth For Understanding volunteer (helps place foreign exchange students),
- babysit part-time, and have a part-time job (yes, most colleges consider a job an extracurricular).
Now I know this isn’t a lot but I live in a small town in a pretty rural area (there's more cows here then people, seriously :-/) so I’m doing the best I can.

Facts:
3.99 GPA (No, my mother does not grade my work, a non-relative does)
Member of the National Home School Honor Society (just like the Nation Honor Society)
I got a 90 (out of 100) on the COMPASS Writing Test.
I haven't taken the ACT/SAT, but on the practice tests I did very well!
This summer I'll be helping out with the summer reading program at my local library. I will also be taking Advanced (like honors) Biology with lab and Latin.

BTW: I can NOT take AP classes where I live (they only offer 3 at the Board of Ed. And the tests are over 3 hours away!) but by the time a graduate I will have taken Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Calculus, and Honors German language.
ALSO, I have completed lab work with both my biology and chemistry courses.

Pytanie #33:

What B.A subjects would you take if you were me?

I know exactly what what kind of lifestyle I'd like, but I'm not too sure how to obtain it.

I want to busy all the time. I want to be decently paid and working in a city. I'm okay with long hours so long as I'm not self employed.

I want a degree that can help lead me into that lifestyle, but doesn't work me so hard that i don't have time to draw and write - my two real passions (although I do not want a job where I have to draw, and I do not want to study English or literature). I don't want to be a journalist, and I've already ruled out law and architecture. A BA majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Art History is most appealing, but probably won't help me into the lifestyle I want. I'm considering politics and japanese, but I'm not too sure what kind of jobs I could get with them, either.

All the personality tests i've completed say i should go into law or administration, but the amount of study lawyers have to do doesn't appeal to me, and I'm not too sure if I could handle the responsibility of being an administrator.

My skills include debating and arguing, critical thinking, writing (essay and creative), and I'm a fast learner if given proper instructions. I prefer being told what to do than making decisions myself. I'm decent at science and maths, but they're not my favorite subjects.

I know I want to go to university to do a Bachelor of Arts, but I just can't decide what subjects would be best for me.

This is what I have to choose from:

Ancient History | Anthropology | Art History | Asian Studies | Chinese | Classical Studies | Criminology | Dance* | Drama | Economics | Education | Employment Relations and Organisation Studies | English | English Language Acquisition and Linguistics | Ethics | Ethnomusicology* | European Studies | Film, Television and Media Studies | French | Geography | German | Greek (Ancient) | History | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Latin | Latin American Studies* | Linguistics | Linguistics and English Language Teaching | Logic and Computation | Māori Studies | Mathematics | Medieval and Early Modern European Studies* | Music | Music Education* | Pacific Studies | Philosophy | Political Studies | Psychology | Samoan* | Social Science for Public Health | Sociology | Spanish | Statistics | Tongan* | Women's Studies | Writing Studies

*Minor only

If you were in my position, what subject(s) would you take, and why?

Pytanie #34:

How are you finding your gcse's?

I took -
Maths
Science
English Language
English Literature - OF MICE AND MEN
Drama
Catering
History
German
RS

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!
I've still got 8 more to do. Luckily i've been finding them quite easy apart from science - unit 4 ideas and context,

Pytanie #35:

What language should I learn next?

I think of branching out into another Asian language in about a year, but am not sure if I should tackle Japanese, Mongolian, Korean or Tibetan... I would do this just for fun and to have access to literature in one of these languages. I already read, write (both traditional and simplified) and speak Mandarin Chinese. Any suggestions? Any comments about the individual languages? Any experiences with these languages? Thanks a lot.
My mothertongue is German.
Oh yes, and please no infantile remarks, please. FYI, my life is translation work!

Pytanie #36:

Can anybody give me an overview of Romanian litrature originally written in the German language?

That's Romanian literature originally written in the German language not Romanian literature translated into German.

Pytanie #37:

Can skills in interpretation of literature be learned? Or is it more a talent?

Hello! I'm a German student and I picked English as an A-level subject for the next two years! In the beginning I thought that it won't be that hard as long as you know enough vocabularies and all the grammar rules. But I soon had to realize that it isn't as easy as I expected. My problem is not the language but more the content of what I write!

In the last exam for example we were given a text of which we had to analyse the stylistic devices and why the author made use of them. And I had no idea...

I hope you guys get me...

Can skills in interpretation of literature be learned? Or is it more a talent?

Thank you =)

Pytanie #38:

Do You Think I Can Get Into My DREAM School? Opinions?:)?

I'm a home-schooled RISING Junior, planning on going to college for premed. I would like to get into the University of Florida (It's my "dream school")

Do I have a chance at UF? What more can I do? I AM out-of-state.

Classes I've taken/taking (9th and 10th grade):
-Anatomy and Physiology (TWO year program), Nutrition, Health, Microbiology, Physical Science, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Advanced U.S. History, Advanced World History, Debate, Biology, Advanced Psychology, Chemistry, Grammar, Grammar and Composition, Vocabulary, Human Geography, Photography, Keyboarding/computer, Format Writing, Writing, World Literature, Introduction to Geography, English Lit, Lat & Greek Roots, Consumer Math, Medical Terminology (online and textbook), Art, Anthropology, Advanced/Honors Macroeconomics, Ancient Latin, Spanish Lit, Spanish language, Spanish history and culture-

Extracurricular Activities: Since I want to go to medical school I volunteer at a hospital, shadowed a doctor, Spanish language club, pilates/yoga class, dance class, Youth For Understanding volunteer, babysit part-time, and have a job at an ice cream shop part-time (yes, most colleges consider a job an extracurricular). Now I know this isn’t a lot but I live in a small town in a pretty rural area (there's more cows here then people, seriously :-/) so I’m doing the best I can.

Facts:
3.99 GPA (No, my mother does not grade my work, a non-relative does)
Member of the National Home School Honor Society (just like the Nation Honor Society)
This coming school year I will be taking some CC writing courses.
I haven't taken the ACT/SAT, but on the practice tests I did very well!

BTW: I can NOT take AP classes where I live (they only offer 3 at the Board of Ed. And the tests are over 3 hours away!) but by the time a graduate I will have taken Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Calculus, and Honors German language.
ALSO, I have completed lab work with both my biology and chemistry courses. I will also be taking the accompanying labs required for me to complete my courses at the C.C.

Pytanie #39:

what are my chances of getting in to study dentistry in the uk?

Gcse grades:
Maths A
Biology A
Chemistry A
Physics A
E. language A
E. literature B
French A
German B
Geography B
DT B
Also i have a pass at ICT

I also have/am:
Completed a course in first aid
part of a school medical society
part of a school anti bullying program (where we prevent bullying in the lower part of the school ie year 7/8/9/10
i play squash hockey tennis cricket and badminton for my club and for school
i am also squash captain at school
i am a prefect at school
at weekends i coach squash at my local club
DofE bronze award
Clarinet grade 3
Guitar grade 1
Also next year i have work experience arranged at a dental practice and at a retirement home.
Next year for alevels i am going to study:
Biology
Chemistry
Business studies
Politics

Pytanie #40:

How hard is it for an English student to go to an Ivy League University in America?

I'm currently at a comprehensive school in year 11, but next year I'm transferring to a private girls' school after passing their exams this year. I'm taking my GCSE's currently, but I have my grades from teacher assessments and mock exams :
Biology-A
Chemistry-A
Physics-A
Double Science-A
Maths-A
English Language-A*
English Literature-A*
History-A*
German-A
Art-A/A*
ICT-A

I've been advised to apply to Cambridge and Oxford by the head-teacher at the private school, especially as they'll be able to push my grades up higher next year for A-Level.
I'm looking to apply to Yale or Harvard; possibly Princeton and Columbia too.
How difficult is it for an international student to apply to these universities? As both countries have different educational systems, will this affect my chances in anyway?
Also, as it will be difficult to go over and see the universities with my own studying and exams at home, what is the best way to go about applying and interviews?
My grandfather has recently been made an honouree professor at Harvard, but I doubt this would help me.
Thank you.

Pytanie #41:

Swedish, French, Icelandic, Korean, or Japanese?

I have an obsession with languages, and I want to learn German, Russian, Chinese, Swedish, French, Icelandic, Korean, or Japanese.
I figure, however, that it is impossible to learn and know 8 languages fluently... So I decided to limit myself to 4. I have decided I want to learn German, Russian, and Chinese (probably taking and majoring in Chinese during college), and I want to pick a fourth one.
Here's why I want to learn each:
Swedish - I really love the way Swedish sounds, and I think it'd be cool to get to know a Scandinavian language and learn about the ancient culture of the area along the way.
French - French sounds really nice. And it's quite useful to know. A lot of culture in France, and a lot of cool music!
Icelandic - I'm really intrigued by the sound and air around Icelandic. I think it sounds strikingly nice, and very mystic. It's also the language closest to that of the first inhabitants of the area, and there's a lot of old literature. I could learn a lot about he ancient cultures of Scandinavia.
Korean - Korean sounds quite nice to me, and I absolutely love the way korean writing looks.
Japanese - I'm not too crazy about the kana system for writing Japanese. I do, however, think Japanese sounds beautiful, and Japan itself has a TON of culture that I'd love to experience through the language.

So as a wrap - I'm very intrigued by Swedish, Icelandic, and Korean. Thing is though is that I don't think any of the three is either useful. (With Korean specifically, I don't know what kind of cultural interest there is. I'll have to do some independent research on the culture of Korea.)

I'm not as intrigued in French or Japanese, but they are much more useful than the other three, and there is a lot of culture to learn about upon learning either language. Especially Japanese. And they both sound quite nice as well.

So ultimately, looking at how I'm interested in each, usefulness, and your own personal opinions, what do you think I should pick as my fourth language to eventually learn? Why do you choose what you do? As much information/opinion/insight as possible is extremely greatly appreciated! Thanks so much! Even if you don't write much, I still want to know what you think :)

Pytanie #42:

Does this sound more like a Conservative or a Liberal? 1920 Nazi platform?

We therefore demand:
11. The abolition of all income obtained without labor or effort.
Breaking the Servitude of Interest
12. In view of the tremendous sacrifices in property and blood demanded of the Nation by every war, personal gain from the war must be termed a crime against the Nation. We therefore demand the total confiscation of all war profits.
13. We demand the nationalization of all enterprises (already) converted into corporations (trusts).
14. We demand profit-sharing in large enterprises.
15. We demand the large-scale development of old-age pension schemes.
16. We demand the creation and maintenance of a sound middle class; the immediate communalization of the large department stores, which are to be leased at low rates to small tradesmen. We demand the most careful consideration for the owners of small businesses in orders placed by national, state, or community authorities.
17. We demand land reform in accordance with our national needs and a law for expropriation without compensation of land for public purposes. Abolition of ground rent and prevention of all speculation in land.
18. We demand ruthless battle against those who harm the common good by their activities. Persons committing base crimes against the People, usurers, profiteers, etc., are to be punished by death without regard of religion or race.
19. We demand the replacement of Roman Law, which serves a materialistic World Order, by German Law.
20. In order to make higher education—and thereby entry into leading positions—available to every able and industrious German, the State must provide a thorough restructuring of our entire public educational system. The courses of study at all educational institutions are to be adjusted to meet the requirements of practical life. Understanding of the concept of the State must be achieved through the schools (teaching of civics) at the earliest age at which it can be grasped. We demand the education at the public expense of specially gifted children of poor parents, without regard to the latter’s position or occupation.
21. The State must raise the level of national health by means of mother-and-child care, the banning of juvenile labor, achievement of physical fitness through legislation for compulsory gymnastics and sports, and maximum support for all organizations providing physical training for young people.
22. We demand the abolition of hireling troops and the creation of a national army.
23. We demand laws to fight against deliberate political lies and their dissemination by the press. In order to make it possible to create a German press, we demand:
a) all editors and editorial employees of newspapers appearing in the German language must be German by race;
b) non-German newspapers require express permission from the State for their publication. They may not be printed in the German language;
c) any financial participation in a German newspaper or influence on such a paper is to be forbidden by law to non-Germans and the penalty for any breech of this law will be the closing of the newspaper in question, as well as the immediate expulsion from the Reich of the non-Germans involved. Newspapers which violate the public interest are to be banned. We demand laws against trends in art and literature which have a destructive effect on our national life, and the suppression of performances that offend against the above requirements.
24. We demand freedom for all religious denominations, provided that they do not endanger the existence of the State or offend the concepts of decency and morality of the Germanic race. The Party as such stands for positive Christianity, without associating itself with any particular denomination. It fights against the Jewish-materialistic spirit within and around us, and is convinced that a
permanent revival of our Nation can be achieved only from within, on the basis of:
Public Interest before Private Interest.
25. To carry out all the above we demand: the creation of a strong central autority in the Reich. Unquestioned authority by the political central Parliament over the entire Reich and over its organizations in general. The establishment of trade and professional organizations to enforce the Reich basic laws in the individual states.
The Party leadership promises to take an uncompromising stand, at the cost of their own lives if need be, on the enforcement of the above points.
Munich, February 24, 1920.

Pytanie #43:

Fourth subject to pick?

I want to do:
Psychology
Sociology
human biology

Then for my fourth subject these are my choices:
* Accounting
* Archeology
* Art & Design: Ceramics
* Art & Design: Fine Art
* Art & Design: Illustration/Graphics
* Art & Design: Photography
* Art & Design: Textiles
* Biology
* Business Studies
* Chemistry
* Citizenship
* Classical Civilisation
* Communication and Culture
* Computing
* Dance
* Design Technology: Graphics
* Design Technology: Resistant Materials (Product Design)
* Drama and Theatre Studies
* Economics
* Electronics
* English Language
* English Language and Literature
* English Literature
* Environmental Studies
* Film Studies
* French
* Further Mathematics
* General Studies
* Geography
* Geology
* German
* Health and Social Care
* History
* History of Art
* Home Economics (Food, Nutrition and Health)
* Human Biology
* Information and Communication Technology
* Italian ab initio
* Law
* Mathematics
* Media Studies
* Music
* Music Technology
* Philosophy
* Physical Education
* Physics
* Politics
* Psychology
* Religious Studies
* Sociology
* Spanish
* Spanish ab initio
* Statistics
* World Development

What fits with what i am doing, i want to have a job in social sciences when im older e.g. clinical psychiatrist.
philosopy wont really help me get a job though really?

Pytanie #44:

Advice on AS level choices-are 3 languages too many?

I'm making my AS level choices at the moment and I've narrowed it down to the following two options.

French, Fast Track Spanish, English Literature, Ancient History and German
or

French, Fast Track Spanish, English Literature, Ancient History and English Language.

The reason I specify "fast track" Spanish is because I wasn't offered Spanish at GCSE level and so will do the A level ab initio in 2 years.
I know that my choices are very language based but I'd love a future in languages so they seem about right to me. My only concern is would taking all three foreign languages (French, German and Spanish) be too much? I have no intention to carry German on to degree level, but I'm taking it at the moment and I'm on target for an A*, and I enjoy learning all languages anyway.

I'm aiming for Oxbridge standard, so any information on their preferences would be greatly valued.
Thanks in advance :)

Pytanie #45:

I want to go to Oxford University; will my subject choices diminish my chances?

I'm currently in GCSE. Do all my grades have to be at A* level? Or a mixture of As and A*s? I am hopeful that I will receive a mixture a As and A*s, but most certainly not all A* grades. I am worried about what I chose:

BTEC Music Diploma (worth 4)
BTEC & GCSE Media (worth 3)
GCSE Performing Arts (double award = 2)
GCSE Drama
GCSE Geography
GCSE Statistics
GCSE RE
GCSE German

GCSE English Literature and Language, GCSE Maths, BTEC Double in Science.

The BTECs I was unaware of; we weren't told at the Option Evening that the subjects were BTEC qualifications. The Science BTEC was due to me not taking a second. I assumed we were to do core/applied anyway - but we were dumped in the BT EC group.

AS subjects for September 2010:

English Literature
Modern History
Philosophy
Maths
Extended Project

Thanks - I just need a lot of advice.

Pytanie #46:

Can I get into an Ivy League School?

Columbia, Brown, Cornell, NYU, Barnard, and Tufts
GPA: 3.84 (might go down to a 3.8 because of AP Physics, but I am improving)
SAT: 2140 (740 Writing, 680 Reading, 720 Math)
ACT: 34 Composite, 32 on the Essay section
APs: AP European History (4), AP Chemistry (3), AP American History, AP Physics, AP English Literature, and have been in the highest honors Math class since 7th grade [Next year will be AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Studio art, AP Spanish, and AP Calc BC]
ECs:
-I play the cello (leader of section 11th and 12th grade), participated in All State Orchestra, have done all recitals, play in musical, take lessons, started playing piano 3 years ago
-National German Association, fluent in German, I was born there, sing in the German Community Center Choir, have been in a German community service/youth group since 8th grade (have been elected for treasurer next year)
-Debate Club (anticipate to be secretary next year), Spanish Club (have been pres for 11th and next year), Global Communications Club (anticipate to be treasurer next year)
-Awards:
-Honor Roll all quarters
-High school creativity Award
-Spanish National Exam silver award
-Multiple German Language award of excellence
Jobs/Comm Serv.:
-Tutor 3 times a week for the past 2 years
-Worked as a cashier at a cafe for a year
-Tutor for free at a library 1 - 3 times a week as community service

Pytanie #47:

Am I On Track?!? Help Please.?

I'm a home-schooled RISING Junior, planning on going to college for premed. I would like to get into NC State, Duke or UNC - Chapel Hill.

Do I have a chance at any of these schools? Which ones? What more can I do? I AM out-of-state.

Classes I've taken/taking (9th and 10th grade):
-Anatomy and Physiology (TWO year program), Nutrition, Health, Microbiology, Physical Science, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Advanced U.S. History, Advanced World History, Debate, Biology, Advanced Psychology, Chemistry, Grammar, Grammar and Composition, Vocabulary, Human Geography, Photography, Keyboarding/computer, Format Writing, Writing, World Literature, Introduction to Geography, English Lit, Lat & Greek Roots, Consumer Math, Medical Terminology (online and textbook), Art, Anthropology, Advanced/Honors Macroeconomics, Ancient Latin, Spanish Lit, Spanish language, Spanish history and culture-

Extracurricular Activities: Since I want to go to medical school I volunteer at a hospital, shadowed a doctor, Spanish language club, pilates/yoga class, dance class, Youth For Understanding volunteer, babysit part-time, and have a job as a hostess part-time (yes, most colleges consider a job an extracurricular). Now I know this isn’t a lot but I live in a small town in a pretty rural area so I’m doing the best I can.

Facts:
3.99 GPA (No, my mother does not grade my work, a non-relative does)
Member of the National Home School Honor Society (just like the Nation Honor Society)
PLAN (preliminary ACT) score was 30 out of 32
This coming school year I will be taking some CC writing courses.

BTW: I can NOT take AP classes where I live (they only offer 3 at the Board of Ed. And the tests are over 3 hours away!) but by the time a graduate I will have taken Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Calculus, and Honors German language.
ALSO, I have completed lab work with both my biology and chemistry courses. I will also be taking the accompanying labs required for me to complete my courses at the C.C.

Pytanie #48:

German translation of one sentence - "some of the best literature you could read"?

Hi,

How should I say: "It's worth learning German because through studying it, you have the opportunity to read some of the richest and most brilliant literature in the world in its original language"?

I've started like this - " Es lohnt sich Deutsch zu lernen, weil man dadurch/dabei die Gelegenheit hat, eine der reichhältigsten und glänzenden Literatur der Welt in seiner originellen Sprache zu lesen".

I know the end of that sentence is very, very wrong!

Does anybody know to help? I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks! :)