I only needed 2 more classes (Modern Physics 1 and 2) to have a degree in Biophysics. But um...my last sem. of school I was given the option to take 2 Biology classes twice a week (1 hour long each) which meant that I could go home early and no school at all 3 days a week; or finish up either a degree in Sociology or Biophysics. I liked Soc. more so it was actually what my advisor recommended. I was a Physics minor, but a major in Physics would have required me to take one of the hardest Physics classes on the face of the earth....Biophysics was much easier to do.

Anyway, guess what I did? I totally took the two Biology classes and slacked off for the remainder of the school year . Yeah, it would have looked better on my record had I gotten another field under the old belt...but at the time that idea didn't seem so attractive . We called it Senior-itis at school .
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Aiba-Masaki wrote:

I'm still in Highschool Grade 10

Goin to be my second year in college when end of Sept. hits.

Plannin on being a teacher or going into international business....still debating whether i should still consider auto mechanic or culinary as an option
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K.T.Tran wrote:

Goin to be my second year in college when end of Sept. hits. Plannin on being a teacher or going into international business....still debating whether i should still consider auto mechanic or culinary as an option

Sushi chef, K.T.!!!!

My big sis is a chef . My sister-in-law is a massage therapist . Talk about bliss and guilty pleasures ...its wonderful .
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bmwracer wrote:

Sushi chef, K.T.!!!!

sounds like fun
I'm going to be the next Iron Chef yo
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Then I'll have bragging rights .
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oops...double post >_< can't delete.

yume wrote:

oops...double post >_< can't delete.

That's been happening a lot lately.

yume wrote:

You'd be surprised how easy it really is (perhaps slightly moreso 10 years ago) to get an English teaching job in Japan as long as you're an American, Canadian, British or Australian with native-English-speaking ability and a college degree. This is all that is essentially required for most English teaching jobs. It helps if you're not of East Asian descent though, from the experiences I've heard from other teachers I met, hahaha. There is a staggering difference in the way Japanese people give jobs to Caucasians vs. Asians (or others argue non-Caucasian period ).

Aw poo... Asians discriminating against Asians.

aizawa^hase wrote:

international baccalaureate...know it?

No exactly what is it aizawa?

IB is this internationally recognized (as suggested by the title) honor program for students. You get a whole different diploma along with your graduating diploma. It's like the Advanced Placement program, the classes are basically the same, but IB may or may not be more challenging.

pumpkin puff wrote:

IB is this internationally recognized (as suggested by the title) honor program for students. You get a whole different diploma along with your graduating diploma. It's like the Advanced Placement program, the classes are basically the same, but IB may or may not be more challenging.

What type of career does it prepare a person for?

It doesn't prepare you for any specific type of career, more like prepare you for college. I believe it's a high school honorary program.

pumpkin puff wrote:

It doesn't prepare you for any specific type of career, more like prepare you for college. I believe it's a high school honorary program.

Thanks for explaining. I got confused because it had the name baccalaureate in it which implies a B.A. or a B.S. degree from a college or a university.

No problem, Enna. I haven't heard of IB either up until a few months ago when my cousin said she was going to join it. Unfortunately, only advanced/rich schools offer it. It's such a pity.

Enna wrote:

What type of career does it prepare a person for?

i am a college student and preparing to get into medicine school....and yeah..IB is a very challenging programme.. we got a lot of assignments to do...never had time for ourselves

We had the IB at my school, although I decided to stick with the standard Uk system of A levels, as I felt for me doing just the 3 subjects for two years would be more beneficial than doing quite a few...
At the moment Im studying Digital Animation in London, and loving it! Really is the most fun degree ever, get to watch cartoons and films a lot, although it is a HELL of a lot of work, which kinda surprised me I guess. Lots of nights with no sleep last year...

I have just finished 3 of the 6 courses of Medicine in Spain.
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BA with major in East-Asian Studies
Bed with major in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language)
Completing an MA in Applied Linguistics > Graduation in December this year! �撣��܁`���I
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