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liebejessi

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  • Birthday 09/07/1988

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    Spanish

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  1. Look, I'm really not looking for a fight. That wasn't my intention at all and if I gave you that impression then I apologize, but I've already made it clear that I didn't mean it the way you took it, so you continuing to get pissed off about it isn't going to do anyone any good. And there's really no reason to get all hochnäsig about it. (And comparing my "coming in here" to the thing about pregnant women? THAT'S a bit "stark übertrieben", nicht wahr? ) You're reading between lines that don't exist to read between in the first place. I was just offering my reasons for not continuing with German right now. I am still very much a Germanist at heart. The last thing I would call you for following your heart and doing what you want to do is an "idiot" . . . we're all in an "interesting" boat (to put it lightly) with this job market, but I don't think anyone can make a mistake as long as they're doing what they see fit for them. So, I truly wish you the best of luck and success and make of it what you will.
  2. congrats! a lot of my friends think I'm crazy for thinking that, but I have to say, I agree with you there . . .
  3. None taken. To a good extent, I agree with you. (And just to be clear, I am not wanting to go to grad school JUST for a job). It's just that with the luck of certain faculty members and the info floating around, it seemed to maybe be something better to come back to, is all. A professor-friend of mine is doing an MA in Spanish to strengthen his appeal to schools and just to broaden his horizons, for instance. Of course, we all aim to be hired -- but it was also what was more feasible for myself in the end. (There are schools where I have family that have Spanish, but not German) It was just a theory I was throwing out there about the lack of Germanists, nothing more, nothing less.
  4. I've applied for a job at my undergrad, but in an office, as a study abroad director. ( I worked there while I was an undergrad, was a double language major, and studied abroad twice, so my qualifications should at least help me have a leg up, I'd hope!) I'd be ok doing that for a year or two, getting on my feet, paying off some loans, and trying again for grad school next year or, in the case there's a min. contract, after the contract's up. If that doesn't happen either, really not sure. I'll keep looking for a job, but it's still gonna be difficult to find something. The dilemma is do I look for something decently good or do I get a semi-ok job while I wait it out to try again, you know?
  5. Uf, vaya! Ahora que lo dices, tiene mucho sentido eso! Es que ya sabía que existía la lista en la página, pero no me había fijado en que como que ya sabemos más o menos (algunos de nosotros más, algunos menos, jaja) nuestro(s) interes(es), ya sabemos lo que debemos ponernos a leer, no? Que te diviertas
  6. .... puede que sea una pregunta muy estúpida, asi que si la es, que me disculpes, pero cómo es que sabes cuales libros debes leerte si todavía no te has apuntado para ninguna clase, precisamente?
  7. you honestly made my night. thank you!
  8. No, no - muchas gracias por la respuesta. Es difícil, no, ¿enterarte de cómo funciona el proceso de aprobación de UVA? Es que tienen todo como si estuviera oculto detrás de un visillo o algo - muy ocultado. (¡O por lo menos es como lo veo yo...!) otra vez, felicidades y gracias por desearme suerte.
  9. Y por cierto, ¿sabe alguien si es malo no haber oído nada de UVA todavía? Es que he visto que muchas personas ya han recibido su carta/ correo de aprobación, asi que por eso me pregunto . . .
  10. In response to "no Germanists seem to be popping up" ... I was a double German and Spanish major in college and would've LOVED to continue studying German, but I was advised against it by every advisor, professor, or otherwise that I talked to because of the job market. (Yes, this includes my wonderful German profs.) It was a hard decision, but I ultimately did not apply to German programs. Maybe a lot of others are in this boat, too?
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