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Quote (Kane @ 6th September 2009 15:25)

I too love Linguistics. I'm also pursuing a minor in TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages)

My girlfriend got a degree in linguistics with a minor in TESOL. Now she's doing a Masters and a Doctorate in linguistics.

As for me, I majored in East Asian Studies with a focus on China. I guess as far as my expertise goes its Chinese culture and, to a lesser degree, Japanese culture.

I'm now beginning to work on a Masters in Education so I can teach high school world history.

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my major is political science with a minor in philosophy and world affairs. I am rather busy all most of the time but i seriously enjoy all of it.

Quote (piggme89 @ 21st September 2009 23:55)

my major is political science with a minor in philosophy and world affairs. I am rather busy all most of the time but i seriously enjoy all of it.

That's cool. I'm currently taking a political science, and my chief interest is in philosophy.

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Quote (piggme89 @ 21st September 2009 23:55)

my major is political science with a minor in philosophy and world affairs. I am rather busy all most of the time but i seriously enjoy all of it.

That's cool. I'm currently taking a political science, and my chief interest is in philosophy.

thats awsome but i do not think i could major in philosophy but a minor is just right. I am in a pre-law program and plan to go to law school where i plan to into international law.

I have a B.A. in political science with a minor in criminal justice; my polisci specializations were political geography and the Middle East. When I graduated, I had plans to attend law school to become either a prosecutor or a public defender and take the Foreign Service Exam at some point in time.

I went to law school for a semester, absolutely hated it, and made the worst grades I'd ever made in my life. I still have no idea why I failed so spectacularly, but in a weird way I'm really glad I did. I would have been a miserable lawyer.

I've always been interested in both radio and teaching. I couldn't break into Dallas's radio market and, as the icing on the fail cake, slipped and broke my knee in May. Homebound with only my computer for company, I started emailing a local university's teaching program coordinator. After I was steady enough to drive, I went to visit them and fell in love with the program.

It was really hard to throw away a dream I'd had for almost 15 years, but the more I learn about my future profession the more I realize I'm exactly where I should be. I'll be teaching in high school American history (where my degree is most applicable) in my hometown (which I love.) I'm also tacking on certifications to teach Latin and Advanced Placement history. I'll have my own classroom next fall, and my end goal is to be a polisci professor. It's a good feeling to get up in the morning and your first thought is, "Ahh, life is awesome!"

In non-school related things, I'm getting to be a pretty good apprentice electrician from watching my dad (a master) work.

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Quote (Kane @ 6th September 2009 14:25)

Having said all that, as with Sephiroth, I too love Linguistics. I'm also pursuing a minor in TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) and will be going to teach English in Korea after I graduate.

Check out eslcafe.com since you like linguistics. It's a site I spend quite a bit of time on and there is a lot of useful information. The Korean ESL market is one of the most crooked in Asia, but there is a lot of money to be made if you know what schools are good. This site should do you a lot of good.

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Quote (Sephiroth @ 23rd September 2009 23:00)

Check out eslcafe.com since you like linguistics. It's a site I spend quite a bit of time on and there is a lot of useful information. The Korean ESL market is one of the most crooked in Asia, but there is a lot of money to be made if you know what schools are good. This site should do you a lot of good.

Thanks. You're the second person to recommend checking eslcafe.com out. I'm still about a year away from actually being able to go over, but it couldn't hurt to check things out beforehand.

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Quote (Sephiroth @ 23rd September 2009 23:00)

Check out eslcafe.com since you like linguistics. It's a site I spend quite a bit of time on and there is a lot of useful information. The Korean ESL market is one of the most crooked in Asia, but there is a lot of money to be made if you know what schools are good. This site should do you a lot of good.

Thanks. You're the second person to recommend checking eslcafe.com out. I'm still about a year away from actually being able to go over, but it couldn't hurt to check things out beforehand.

Yeah, I think it is best to try and educate yourself as well as possible, far in advance. That way you aren't stuck like the guy in this thread who signed for a contract that pays less than the average salary of six years ago (which is close to $1,000 a month difference). The last thing you could possibly need is to get screwed while stuck in another country. You should be well prepared.


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I started out in computer programming, my childhood dream, only to have the walls crumble around me as I was informed that Basic and visual basic were obsolete languages that my university didn't even offer classes in, and I ended up dropping out.

After about 9 months, I had my epiphany, and went back to community college and managed to get an associates degree in Culinary Arts and Dietetics. So not only do I know how to make food good, I know how to make it good for you.

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Quote (leilong @ 6th October 2009 00:01)

After about 9 months, I had my epiphany, and went back to community college and managed to get an associates degree in Culinary Arts and Dietetics. So not only do I know how to make food good, I know how to make it good for you. 

Good story : )

I think people often greatly underestimate community college.

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After about 9 months, I had my epiphany, and went back to community college and managed to get an associates degree in Culinary Arts and Dietetics. So not only do I know how to make food good, I know how to make it good for you. 

Good story : )

I think people often greatly underestimate community college.

No doubt about that. Many students go off to a university as soon as they graduate high school, which is something I don't fully understand. Even if you're going for a bachelor degree, why would you get your basics anywhere other than community college? I just don't understand the point in paying tons of money for what amounts as an extension of everything you studied in high school?
Two years at CC and two years at uni is the best way to go for a bachelor.

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I'll probably be twenty before I start applying for Drama School.

I think people often greatly underestimate community college. [/QUOTE]
No doubt about that. Many students go off to a university as soon as they graduate high school, which is something I don't fully understand. Even if you're going for a bachelor degree, why would you get your basics anywhere other than community college? I just don't understand the point in paying tons of money for what amounts as an extension of everything you studied in high school?
Two years at CC and two years at uni is the best way to go for a bachelor.[/QUOTE]
It really depends on where you wan to go for your university. I took summer classes at a CC before i wnet to college after high school but it turns out that all the credits i earned at the cc wouldn't count here so i ended up losing out those credits. also another option to look at is summer school i take classes every summer here becuase it is so much cheaper and in the end will allow me to graduate early saving me more money(no that i actually pay for much because thats what scholrships are for).

Some people also go because of the scholrships that are available to them as soon as they graduate from high school.

Now that being siad i think that with the proper planning going to a CCand then a university can save you so much, not just money but hassle as well

Sorry for the wierd looking post i tryed to edit out the quotes in teh post i quoted that were not really what i was responding to.

This post has been edited by piggme89 on 11th November 2009 18:35

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I've got a B.S. double major in Physics and Applied Mathematics, and had about 3 years of grad school in physics before I quit for personal reasons.

I'm currently working as a php/javascript programmer, so yeah, that's another expertise.

Other than that, I do have many other interests, but I'm pretty mediocre in them.

It's been interesting hearing everyone's stories. Some seem younger than I would have guessed, and some older.

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I have my degree in Massage Therapy, but I really never got into the field. Though I do love impressing other medical professionals with the amount of training MTs receive.

Really though, I'm a jack of all trades kinda guy. I'm good at everything, but lack the patience to master anything. Currently I'm building a small business thats dipping our hands into multiple projects. We'll most likely do what Donald Trump does. Create a business, use the revenue to fund another business, and eventually create a giant loop that covers all my taxes and turns me into my own private stock market. Worth billions with minimal private assets, but able to write off everything as an expense.

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Quote (r_c_cola2001 @ 12th November 2009 18:45)

I have my degree in Massage Therapy, but I really never got into the field.  Though I do love impressing other medical professionals with the amount of training MTs receive.

Don't mean to be a nay sayer, but is it actually a degree or just licensed certification? I've never heard of a bachelor degree in massage therapy. Is it one of those courses that your community college offers an associate in?

This post has been edited by Sephiroth on 17th November 2009 21:04

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Seems like a lot of you are interested in linguistics. That's my field of expertise too, though I study Applied Linguistics (that is, the practical application of linguistics in teaching and translation). The languages I study are English and Spanish (and Japanese right now, but I'm just beginning and it's not a university course or anything) with Polish being my mother tongue. And it's actually a bit difficult for me to pick one particular aspect of my studies that I'm best at (or most interested in) - because I love translating literature, I'm interested in linguistics in general and I enjoy teaching languages - which kind of makes me a perfect student - too bad my grades don't reflect that ;)

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Quote (fleetingsight @ 12th November 2009 18:01)

I'm currently working as a php/javascript programmer, so yeah, that's another expertise.

Any sites we might have seen? Curious since that's obviously up my alley.

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