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Dec 03, 2011 22:45

Hi!

Thanksgiving was nice. I didn't end up fighting with my parents too much, though we did end up sitting down to have a chat about my grades and what my educational future will be like if they suck. My life is basically like this: Either 1) I get good grades and go to Korea next semester, or 2) I get shitty grades and don't go anywhere next ( Read more... )

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tendre December 8 2011, 21:05:45 UTC

If you don't mind me asking, is there any particular reason you're struggling with your classes?

And damn, you don't even study Korean formally do you? I thought you were only taking Chinese formally?

metafictionally December 8 2011, 21:10:15 UTC

It's not really that I'm struggling this semester as much as it is that my really awful depression last year fucked up my GPA pretty badly. I came out of last year with a 2.75 OTL so obviously the pressure is on this year to pull that up as much as I can.

I took a Korean class at the Korean Cultural Center in LA, but I only attended like four of them. All of my Korean knowledge is basically self-taught, which probably explains why I'm still so bad at it XD

tendre December 8 2011, 21:19:10 UTC

Okay, totally feel you. A couple bad grades from the last two semesters before this one as a result of stress put me in a similar boat, but things should still get on just fine for me. Do you need a 3.0 to go abroad or somesuch?

I see. I'm guessing you comprehend a whole lot more than you can speak. Doesn't that suck? (〃ω〃)

metafictionally December 8 2011, 21:25:03 UTC

In theory, yes, but the Study Abroad office accepted me to the program even though my GPA is bad. I met with the SA director and the coordinator for the Sogang program, too, to be like I PROMISE MY GPA WON'T SUCK THIS SEMESTER PLEASE LET ME GO ANYWAY, and Jack (the SA director who is amazing) was like "Girl don't even stress"-those exact words I believe. SO... yeah. The problem is more that if my grades suck, my parents won't be as willing to help me out financially, so I'll have to pull out of LMU and attend a less expensive state school.

My life is full of comprehending more than I speak, sighs. I'm that way with Korean and Japanese the most, though.

tendre December 8 2011, 21:29:37 UTC

I see I see, that's very cool for them to be so flexible. But you seem like a very talented person and thus an exception is not unreasonable. What is your major title exactly? And don't you graduate before too long?

I really wish you luck in satisfying your family because transferring schools is such a bitch.

If you had to choose one, which language would you focus on to potentially become fluent?

metafictionally December 8 2011, 21:36:24 UTC

I hope so too :X I mean, I'm pretty sure I'll be fine, but it's still nervewracking with so much riding on it.

Gosh that's a tough one. I love the way Mandarin sounds, but I find Korean generally easier in terms of grammar and pronunciation. And my interest in Korea is stronger than my interest in China, so I guess... it would be Korean. :< My major is technically English, but I'm minoring in East Asian Studies.

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