Learning German For Beginners

german language course?

right i want to learn how to speak and understand german and i was wondering if any one could give me the link of a site that does german language course(free if possible)

its all because of a rock band called rammstein. they got me interested in learning german.

thank you for your time

Why do so few ppl learn esperanto fully?

Esperanto has a continuous problem with ppl who are called ‘eternal beginners‘, bc they never learn the language fully, they only learn some of it, they never achieve fluency. I myself am one.

The reason i never progress is bc i find it too hard an alien (and i’m not stupid, i’m fluent in german, and i also study linguistics, i also know a bit of japanese, french, italian, spanish, and russian). I lose interest in it after a while, then later i pick it up again and end up mostly just relearning what i had forgotten.

The sole reason i was able to learn german was bc i had a use for it, but i have no use for esperanto, you look around online and all you find is ppl just learning the language or a bunch of boring hippies. not to mention the fact that esperanto is so easy to customize, everyone basically makes up their own dialect, which makes it even harder to learn it.

but why is this so common? you’d assume that fluent speakers would be alot more common by this point, but still the esperanto community is mostly made up of ppl who dont know the language all that well. why is that?
there are a few native speakers you know. infact, one is a US congressman (or was, i dont know his name so i have no idea if he still is one or not)
there are a few native speakers you know. infact, one is a US congressman (or was, i dont know his name so i have no idea if he still is one or not)

I want to be an English Norwegian translator .. What do you think ?

Hi guys

I have an online translation services website (noontrans.com) and I work with English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish.

So far, the highest rates are for English Norwegian projects. In addition, most EnglishNorwegian projects are very large and strong more than any other language combination!

Before, i wanted to be a GermanEnglish translator. However, I quit after two courses of German although my grades didn’t fall below A+. I quit because German is the most complicated language I have ever learned. (I think it is even more complicated than my native language, Arabic)

Thus, I choose the Scandinavian languages as they are the closest languages to English. As I took a look at them, I found these language very easy and, although I haven’t learned any of them yet, I can understand the overview of a paragraph written one of these languages. Too many cognates and very straightforward grammars, NOT like German !!!!!!

Arabic is my native language
My English is excellent (I am an American citizen and seeking CPE, the highest English certification)
I am intermediate in Spanish and beginner in German.

What do you think of learning Norwegian for translation purposes ?

Best Regards,

Can you please offer some constructive advice?

Hi there, folks.

I am seeking new work (as I am sure many of us are). I have had my B.A. for about a year, obtained from UCI with my major in English. This year my employment has been strictly contract jobs, writing and working with an overseas company in their marketing and advertising department. I am just now starting to dabble in some online writing of my own. You can find me on examiner.com these days, its a fun endeavor.

I wanted to see if anyone can point me in the direction of new work related to writing? I am considering trying to get myself set up with a position at UCI, however I’d like to use my writing skills to move forward. I have some learning to do with simple tools such as excel. However my grasp of English is quite solid and I think somewhere out there somebody could use my services. I am also fluent in Farsi and possess beginner’s German speaking skills.

I need to make decent income, though. In other words, if I were to take on a salary, it’d have to be somewhere around $62,000 a year.

Where shall I look and what skills might you recommend I pick up?

I even would love to hear random suggestions! I won’t turn away from the idea of a physician assistant if you can suggest how I go about getting there, although I would love to stick with writing. I am also great at finding answers and performing internet research.

Thanks guys!

Judo is not working out for me?

Hi everyone, thanks for you’re input.

Judo is awesome. I’m always trying new things like learning the piano (stuck with 1.3 yrs), chinese (1 yr), ect. I’m glad to have tried judo. The club is a non-profit, reputable, and only $30/mo. I am getting 8 beginner lessons. I don’t think I can find another dojo like this or something around the same price.

I just got back from my 6th lesson; it was alright. I felt like I learned some new moves like the “Ochi Gari” (inside sweep) and the cross choke. I learned a few moves.There is this one girl at the dojo, I considered cute. I don’t think I can fit in: I talked to everyone; it just seems like it is hard to open them up. They are much older than me (25-40 years old) (maybe because they have been doing judo sense they were infants!) The sensei is always putting me into randori (I always get my ass kicked). Another point, I can’t find anyone to spare with. I’m always the odd man out. It kind of sucks so, I go home early (getting to the dojo 20 min across town). (I feel like I show up for nothing). When I finally do stay; it ends up late (9 pm). I tried asking for help from others; it just seems like they don’t care. It is sad to say, Judo is not working out for me. I learned a lot of things from Judo that I can walk away from. My stamina has increased and so has my strength. I was thinking about redoubling my efforts to learn something instead like piano or German.

I don’t think I’m feeling it.

I know this has been asked a thousand times on this form, but it varies from person to person:

Should I quit?
I think I’m planning to finish my beginner lesson (8th lesson), and then I will make my final decision to stick or not. Yes, I am quitter if I do (at least I tried it and stuck to it when my beginner lesson ended).

(I hope you guys don’t mind if you lose a noobie). Thanks everyone.

What major would be best for me?

I’ve been having a lot of difficulties with choosing a major/ an area to study in college. I was initially going to go to California College of the Arts for architecture, but wasn’t able to attend due to financial reasons. I moved to Pittsburgh from Atlanta to live with my mom and have been attending a sub- branch of Penn State since fall of 08. If I stay here I’ll have to stay for another year then transfer to another campus.

I have way to many interests that its becoming impossible to choose a major.. I want something flexible so I can learn what I want, but I also want a degree that will supply me with a job and money to raise a family. And yes I know life isnt all about money.

I was almost certain I would like to pursue a degree in international business and business management, until I took a semester of business courses and wanted to kill myself- so dreadfully boring.

I’ve been looking in “general studies”, but I dont know if thats a legit degree? I really want to study a bunch of things… but I feel that having a specific degree will take me further in life…

I want to learn German while I’m in college, but the only German course that is offered is a web based course and I dont want to flunk out from it being impossible to learn online. I plan to study in Germany my junior year also so taking a few semester of German would be super helpful. I’ve been thinking about transferring schools, but I feel like I was put in this situation for a reason…

I would ultimately like to work for a design/ business firm in Germany, somewhere abroad, or in the US with a firm that has international clients; then later on to work from home…

If anyone has any suggestions please, please, please get back to me.

Thanks!

What are my chances at these schools?

Reach: University of Chicago, University of Southern California, University of Michigan
Fit: University of Washington, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, Ohio State University
Safety: University of Wisconsin – Madison, University of Arizona, University of Pittsburgh

GPA: 4.0
SAT: 2050
Class rank: 2/250
Volunteer work: 300 hours
AP courses: 2
Honors courses: 11
Part-time job for 2 years
Academic awards, honor roll & tutoring
Studied German in Vienna for a summer
Self-taught some German and Russian
Play golf, guitar, and basketball
Writing a novel (hopefully will get published)
Canadian, first generation college student
Planning to double major in linguistics and Russian
1) My story is chronicling the life of a child prodigy, born to a Holocaust-survivor and prostitute, living in New York. He eventually becomes a professor, develops schizophrenia, and commits suicide.
2) I honestly don’t think I have many extracurriculars. I’ve seen quite a few people on here with far more. I find time.

Am I on the right track for university?

I’m a sophomore but I’m starting to really think about my qualifications for college. I live in Canada but I’m planning on applying to all American schools:
Reach: University of Chicago, University of Southern California, University of Michigan
Match: University of Washington, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, Ohio State University
Safety: University of Wisconsin – Madison, University of Arizona, University of Pittsburgh

I want to double major in linguistics and Russian. I maintain a 4.5 GPA (the max. here) and I’m taking all possible Honors/AP courses. I’m taking the SATs next year, and on a practice test I got 1950, so I’m hoping to get somewhere between 1900 and 2200. I already have about 120 hours of volunteering, and I would like to get 200+ more before university. I’ve held various part-time jobs and I’m looking for another. My class rank is 2/220, and I’m confident I’ll graduate in the top 5. I’ve played 2 years of junior varsity basketball (but I won’t be continuing), golfed for 5 years, played guitar for 4 years, and I’ve joined a badminton club, so I can hopefully get a year or two in. I’ve been self-studying languages (German and Russian) and I’ll be traveling to Vienna to attend a language academy this summer. I’ve won a few academic awards, tutored multiple people in various subjects (I even tutored a junior in German this year), and consistently been on the honor roll. I’m also writing a novel, hopefully I can get it published (I suppose that would look good on an application). I’ve tried to focus most of my extracurriculars around my majors. But am I doing enough to qualify for these universities? What are my chances? Is there anything else I should do?

Can some one tell me where to get e-lessons to learn Spanish or German?

Something like audios and animation, flash files or what ever.

torrent link for german audio lessons??

i’m fed up of searching for the right link. One download turned out to be complete crap (won’t open with ne media player) the person who provides d link gets 10 points and a BIG ty

I am 15 and i plan to go to college in Japan, but i want to learn German until then?

ok so i really want to go to college in Japan but the thing is, i’ve took about 10 Germans lessons with the Pimsleur’s approach and am finding German very easy and having fun learning it but everyone keeps saying that the best age to learn Japanese is when you’re young, so i felt as if i am wasting my time and stopped taking the German lessons and started taking the Japanese ones, well to be honest i found it very boring unlike German, now am feeling awful because i just dont know what to do, i mean am i wasting a great chance by learning German instead of Japanese only because i find it more fun?

I might not be planning on going to college in Germany but that’s not really the point, if i do go to college in Japan after only learning German through that time i will first spend one year in college learning the language is that right? so after all i wont really be wasting my time, but i dont know i just keep thinking this a very important decision in my life and am just confused.
Thanks
actually it’s my fourth language, i dont think it’s dumb to learn another language i think it’s dumb to learn German even though you really want to go to college in Japan and live there because you find learning German very fun and not boring like Japanese.

So it makes me feel awful because it seems like a very critical decision in my life.
apisbelifera: I didin’t even know that they had such great colleges, the reason i plan to go to college there is because i love everything about that country and want to live there and get out of this hell hole (Israel).

The best way to learn German?

Hi I am unable to take German lessons however I would still like to learn German. What is the best product I can buy that will teach me how to do this?

In German, what’s the difference between “das”, “der”, and “die”?

Do they all mean “the”? I’ve never had a German lesson in my life, so please be kind.

I need a good book to help me with german grammar!?

Next year im doing my GCSE and i need a good book to help me with german grammar…..I don’t take german lessons at school and so i need a book which consists of good notes and excersises. thank you =)

what are 2 famous german bands or singers?

i was just asked this question in my german lesson today.

Can someone help me with a German sentence, please?

I’m trying to translate “I looked forward to every German lesson” into German, but I just can’t seem to get it. Can someone help me please?

Thank ye in advance!

where can you learn german in brisbane for kids areas?

Why people should learn german ?

Here’s a question for all my German-American friends, I’m doing a project in my German class on the Top 10 reasons we should learn German. This is a high school class, so basically she’s asking us to do it as if we were trying to persuade a little kid to learn German over all the other languages. If you could help me out with some ideas, that would Help Alot ! thank you.

How to keep busy by yourself?

Hey there,

So – I have one more month of being on holiday, and I am trying to find some things to do to keep busy. I am an avid volunteer, always at the animal shelter, senior care community, food bank, and I am trying to find more things to do by myself. I don’t have many friends, and the main ones I get together with are currently extremely busy with family things, and she is sick so I cannot join along. I have three siblings, but one is on holiday right now, another is at friends homes constantly (doesn’t live here and doesn’t care to visit) and the other is not one that I get together with. So I am trying to find things to do by myself. Right now I blog, read the bible, read books (any suggestions would be awesome), watch movies, email friends and family, text friends (who are too busy to hang out), sing around the house. I reorganized my whole house and cleaned it, cleaned out the cars, even repainted the decks and house. I live in a very very quant and SMALL town, so there are no malls or places to go really – and I am volunteering for a dog trainer, so I assist with that. I am learning German, French, Russian and study for many tests I will need to pass high school. I am doing math too to keep on track and not forget what I’ve learned. I also have a job lined up, but I can’t start for a month due to lack of funds and other personal company reasons and legal reasons (permits and such), and so I currently work for my fathers business and my mothers. (separate business’s), and I am earning money. I cannot drive, will be able to in one year, permit in a few months, but I practice in private places (where it is legal here) – parallel parking and more. Basically all that I have done so far is watch TV and play on the computer, so I am looking for more fun things to do. I feel like I’ve done everything. I hang out with my family A LOT — going to their friends homes, and currently most of my friends are busy or on holiday in another city, and I am getting to know others (so please don’t say, just get to know more people), and there are no clubs here to join, we do not have any currently and I am not legally able to start one.

Pardon if this is a burden – I just would appreciate feedback. Anything helps. Thanks everyone.

Merci.
I know it seems I have a lot of stuff to do! But much of the stuff above requires someone to drive me to and from – which makes it difficult.

I actually just finished a babysitting course a few months ago! I have given cards out about babysitting.

Why doesn’t Austria become a part of Germany?

Judging from their past, it doesn’t seem like they ever felt much different from Germans…plus they speak German..it just seems like another annoying way to seperate people. Why not just become united with Germany? Then you don’t have dumb things like different citizenship in almost identical countries…and plus Austria is so small…God…do I have to tell people how to do everything?
Are you ever going to learn by yourself?

Best way to go about learning German?

Ok, so I want to go about learning German as my 3rd language (I speak English and close to fluent Italian) and I’ve been self-studying it for the last 2 months or so. At the moment I’m using the Pimsleur German 1 2 & 3 series (I am currently half way through 2), I am also using the Michel Thomas audio series as well as the Complete! Teach Yourself Book.

I want to know the best way of going about tackling this language. I am also considering learning Greek side-by-side German (I have a Greek heritage). I know of sharedtalk.com for live chat with natives, of Live Mocha and of GermanPod101; but I’m just wondering what the best way would be, not so much in terms of materials, but in structuring my study program in such a way that I can reap full benefits. What I mean is in terms of what I should be studying first, how I should go about balancing grammar and vocabulary etc.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks

How to motivate yourself to do homework?

I have to learn the meanings and spellings of about 30 German words by tomorrow, and am such a procrastinator, and so have left it until ten o’clock at night I have eight more peices (not for tomorrow), and am feeling quite down at the moment. How do I motivate myself to learn the words for tomorrow, and in future just generally how to keep myself motivated to do homework, and keep up do date and do it strait after school and not get distracted?? Thanks

What does “sich” mean in German?

I want to start off by saying i love the German language. Ive never had so much fun learning a language before. Ive been teaching myself German without any help from anyone and after a couple months i am able to loosely translate wikipedia articles and other texts. With nothing but an ipod touch to teach me, its no doubt that i have a few problems in learning German perfectly.
I am especially having difficulty in understanding what “sich” means. When i look it up in the german dictionary it apparently means “yourself” “itself” etc. But when i read articles it seems to be able to completely change a word. One example is “sich schlossen” which apparently means “joined”. Schlossen i believe means “closed”, and sich apparently means “yourself“. Obviously that doesnt make any sense.

So could someone tell me what sich means exactly and how it changes words like this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
@ the person with the long name: what, do you have a problem if my German is horrible? Haha, Calm down, take a chill pill or something. U should be glad i’m even trying to learn your language at all as there isn’t really a use for it in America. I’m learning Spanish in highschool and German on my own so maybe you should stop judging people so quick and stop thinking eveyone is an idiot but you.

Help me learn Swedish/Svenska?

Snälla, kan du hjälpa mig?

Hej! Jag lår mig Svenska, jag prata inte flytande Svenska annu. Jag förstår inte så mycket Svenska annu. Jag prata Engelska.

Hi! I have a few questions regarding learning to speak/read/write Swedish fluently. Jag alskar Svenska språket but Svenska är inte så lätt att lära sig!

First of all my first language is English and I currently live in England. I cannot get to Sweden yet due to lack of money and other such problems.

I don’t speak any other languages as of yet. I learnt a tiny bit of French at school, which I’ve forgotten most of by now. (Languages at my school were pretty poor, as was my attendance, oops).

I don’t study and I work part time, so in my spare time have been using the net to learn Swedish. I know it’s an odd language to want to learn as most Swedes speak English really well, but it’s such a nice language to hear and I would love to visit Stockholm. I don’t know, I guess I wanted a less obvious language to learn first.

I have heard this is the easiest language to learn if you are a native English speaker. How true is this? I’ve heard it’s easier then French/German/Spanish etc.

So far I’ve been teaching myself for about 2 months. I’ve rented a few Swedish films (Låt den rätte komma in) have downloaded a few Swedish songs and am reading and listening to the news online (Klartext). And atm I am far from fluent, I forget things frequently and my pronunciation is OK if I speak mid tempo, but the language is still not at all intelligible to my ears currently. It’s almost like there’s no spaces between words. It’s a little bit easier when listening to Klartext I suppose.

How long do you think it would take me to be fluent in spoken/written Swedish as well as being able to understand what others say? What I find the hardest is that a lot of the words seem to be used for different things, and I cannot work out the word order AT ALL and am having a bit of a hard time relating it to English. Does this get easier over time? I know it’s hard to give an exact time frame to be fluent, but roughly….if you have learnt yourself or have taught it etc.

I have also heard that Swedish helps you to learn other European languages, how true is this?

Also lastly, any tips for learning free online? I already use the following websites etc:

Go Swedish on YouTube
Klartext
8 sidor Dagens Nyheter
swedishlesson.com
Björn’s Engdahl’s Course
101 languages
Startsida svt.te

Any others you can recommend?

Also can you recommend any decent audio cd’s or books or fairly cheap language course books? (I already have a Berlitz one).

Also is Skype etc a good way to learn and is it really necessary for me to speak to someone online etc to learn? Is this the best way. (I lack social skills haha)

So yeah, tack för att du tar dig tid med mig och min Svenska!

Förlåt for the essay!

Any help appreciated..

How to compute the complexity of a graph? Which scientific field (other than maths) works with such measures?

I’ve got some graphs and have to compare them. I want to be able to make statements like “Graph X is more complex than Graph Y”. The graphs are of different classes. Some are bipartite, others are not; some are directed, others are mixed. I even have graphs with different kinds of edges. There sure must be some measure for the complexity of a graph – based on the amount of vertices and edges maybe, or on the amount of vertices from which other vertices are reachable in a few steps… but I don’t know where to look for such measures. I scanned the content pages of some books on graph theory, but I didn’t find anything like that, and besides, the contents of those books would be too difficult for me as I didn’t have much maths at the university. Where should I look now? Computational geometry books? Social network theory books? Or maybe somebody knows a math book for graph theory beginners which explains such measures? (preferred languages English, German or Russian, other Slavonic OK)

Can anyone recommend a Norwegian self-instruction course?

I’m planning to visit Norway in the next couple of months and would like to learn some basic Norwegian, so I’m looking for a good introductory self-instruction course (i.e. books / CDs etc.). I’d be grateful to hear any recommendations. I’m a complete beginner, although I do speak German which may help to a certain extent (I’m not sure how much!). Thanks.

Is this recommendable when studying a new language?

I’m studying english, french and german in college/university. My true passion is arabic though. I love english etc. (I don’t regret my choice) so I’m just going to study arabic on my own (as a hobby). I bought some books (level: beginner) and I learnt myself how to read and write. My parents bought me language software for my birthday. It is like dialogues that you get in arabic script, games (e.g. find the opposite word), it contains grammar written in arabic script etc. I know that it’s going to be extremely hard to do that with my basic knowledge (I have no knowledge of the grammar except how to conjugate basic verbs in the past, present and future). Is it a good idea to put my books aside and to start with something difficult? Will this force me to improve my skills faster?

I’ve already tried the first chapter of the software and it’s extremely difficult but I managed to do it. I’m not sure if it will do any good if I continue that way, because of the proverb “Do not bite off more than you can chew” . Advice?

someone please please please answer!!!!!?

I am looking for a German textbook that they use(or maybe used) at schools for beginners in like 3rd grade, I don’t remember the title of the textbook but I just remember that it had an elephant Otto and his friend who was a girl and i don’t remember her name either:( and the book started with something about farms. This book is old because I used it 9-10ish years ago. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEEEEE I need your help! I will love you forever if you know the name of the book

what are some good/easy to use books & CD’s for studying these languages.?

i can speak french spanish german and latin to intermediate through my own efforts.

does anyone know any books or CD’S
I CAN USE TO to for beginners to advanced for these or any main european language.
im particulary intrested in being able to read and write it (lol)

im teaching myself partime with my uni course.
sorry about grammar im in a rush!!
also i want speak these languages to fluency and i don’t want to spend huge amounts of cash on buying stuff.

I am a beginner fantasy writer and I need some help! Could someone help me?

Tell me some qualities a writer should have when writing a book like this. I would love to get some guidance on the proccess of making a book!

There are three main pacts in this story:
Libertators- The good guys. Main Characters are mostly in it
Death Raiders- Bad guys. Everyone is after them.
Revelin- Hates the Libertators but dispises the Death Raiders for taking land from them more.

Rate them 1-10 and tell me why you gave them that rating! Tell me what you would also call these creatures!

1
Razbrig:
Human- body, neck, head
Dragon- wings
Male- Black + scaley/rough texture
Female- purple + silky soft
Controls when to use their wings
Giant black scars on their backs on each side of the spine
Flys + walks for movement
Uses shadows for energy + attacks
Has its own language
Only some of them can use magic, like the main character + king

Razboi- Romanian- war
Umbra- Latin- shadow

2
Foctura
Human- head, neck
Skeletal- body
Black eyes
Flames surround them
Only way to die- decapitation
Only uses magic to put back dismantled body parts
Two-handed sword:
Inner blade- painted red
Outer blade- grey
Invincible to arrows

Roman words:
Foc- fire

Latin words:
Creatura- creature

3
Bellinger:
head- human
mouth- human
-teeth- like a cougar
hands- 1 claw, 1 human
back- eagle wings at all times
body- human

Deadly poisonous bites- not all fatal bites
Wears bear fur on body
Red eyes to scare enemies
Flys at fast rates
Members of another rebellion, Revelin, that wants to defeat the Death Raiders but hate the other rebellion, the Liberators

Bellum- latin- war
inger- romanian- angel

4
Imoraund:
alligator- whole body resembling one w/ tail
human- stands up + walks like a human
Tail- Snake or something flexible
uses water for attacks
intelligent creature
uses magic
uses tail to choke enemies
I am expecting to make this a Water God
Only one of this race

Intuneric- Romanian- dark
Moarte- romanian- death
Vormund- german- guardian
5
Fulgatia:
Head- Bull
arms- two human arms- one on each side
- four octupus tentacles- 2 on each side
body- human body covered in rhino skin
- shark gills
Back- shark fin to help it travel faster in water

Shocks enemies with tentacles
-electricity
Bull horns create electricity energy balls to hurt opponents
Must cut off octupus tentacles or decapitate to kill it
One of this race
Brother to Imoraund

Fulger- Romanian- lightning
Distrugaton- Romanian- destruction

Tell me any suggestions you would do for the creatures I mentioned. Also some names for each!
THANK YOU!!!

What should I buy to learn French and Russian?

What things do you recommend for a person to buy who wants to continue learning french and russian. I am sort of intermediate in French, and a beginner in Russian. I already have Both the Basic pimsleur CD’s for French and Russian, and I have Pimsleur Express Russian, and teach Yourself French Conversation which is good also. But what book do you all recommend that I should buy and Cd’s also. Also, I would like to learn Polish, German, Greek, and Arabic. I find language learning to be very easy and can learn all of the alphabets and sounds very easy, it all comes very natural for me. So what do you think of these languages for an American to learn. Which one will be the hardest? Also, do recommend Rosetta Stone, it is way far to expensive. Thanks everyone!!!…Also, what Arabic so you recommend I learn, the basic, Eastern, or Egyptian kind??

Which European Language should I learn; Which Slavic language is the best for a beginner at Slavic languages?

I like to learn obscure languages, and I want to move to Europe one day. My native language is English, but I have learned some Norwegian. I hope to obtain fluency in Norwegian and one other language, but I do not know which language to learn. I really wanted to learn one of the Slavic languages, (they are really the only ones left, I have no interest in Spanish, Italian, German or Icelandic, and then take French in school. I might want to learn Romanian) but the two I tried (Bulgarian and then Slovak) confused me since I couldn’t find a teacher or good resource like my Norwegian books.

So, which language should I learn, and which Slavic language (or Romanian) is the best ‘beginner’ slavic language?

Have you heard of Greek/English flash cards?

Yeia sas! I’ve been living here for 4 years and even though I’m well beyond being a beginner, I would still love to improve and expand my Greek vocabulary so my conversation will be more interesting for people. When I was in Univerisity and I was learning German, I had a box of 2000 cards German to English by a company called Langenscheidt. Have any of you heard of a Greek company, or a foreign company making any type of Greek – English flash cards? I have dictionaries and phrase books, and learn Greek books, but I loved the flash cards when I was learning German.
Flash cards are small cards with a Greek word on one side and the English translation on the other.

Thanks! kai Efkaristw!

School, my child, and education laws? Lawyers?

My family and I have moved into a town near Boston. My child had asked for German I and Chemistry. They did not let him have Chemistry for some reason, and German was not available. So; they put him in Italian, which isn’t much of a challenge to him since he already speaks Spanish. Instead of chemistry; they put him in an intro to science.

Now; he wasted a whole year in an intro to science which he could have used to get rid of the prerequisites for AP Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. He is really wasting his time with Italian since he really loves German.

He talked to a person who supposedly helps with classes. She said it’s too bad since it doesn’t matter what classes he had been put in; mistake or not. He can only either waste time in college trying to get rid of those (like he should have in high school); or take courses online (which will just overload him with work and take time)

Should I go to the school board and complain? What can they do? Any laws? Loopholes?
Also; they offer German II; but did not allow my child to take the test.

It’s more than halfway the year; and summer school is not an option.

We were also told a technology class counted for both a mandatory art and computer. And now we are told it can be either one.

Please, please help. Anything will be appreciated. Thanks.

Please tell me how I look in terms of getting into college…?

I’m a junior in highschool,
I’m planning on majoring in Business/Finance/something of the sort in college

Academics:

Freshmen year and sophomore year:
GPA was an 87.5 [two years averaged] My sophomore GPA was in the nineties, however my freshman GPA brought the average down.
I took honors and additional math courses,
Received numerous academic awards such as highest achievement in global history and highest achievement in business math.
98-German Regents
91-Global Regents
93-Biology Regents
76-Geometry Regents
80-Algebra Regents
82-Earth science regents
*****My Geometry grade was in the nineties all year as was my algebra grade.

Junior year:
My courses are…
AP US History
AP English
Chemistry
German 4 (I will have five years of german by time I graduate)
Advanced Algebra
and gym and drivers ed but that’s bullshit.
Realistically I plan to end junior year with a 90-93 average.
So I’m aiming to end high school with an 89-91 average.
I am planning on taking a very rigorous curriculum my senior year (physics, pre-calc, accounting, ap english, economics, participation in govt, etc).
I was a terrible student in middle school so that is the reason I was not placed in advanced courses freshman year. My grades are improving every quarter, every year.
And I know I will get very good recommendation letters.

Extra-curricular activities:
Varsity soccer team for four years
Tennis team from seventh grade-tenth grade [it was cut my junior year] I played as first singles my sophomore year and won awards such as most improved and 2nd team all-star [i think that's what it's called]
This year I’ll be doing track because of the cancellation of tennis.
I’m on the debate team and I do Lincoln Douglas debate [one on one] I have qualified for Districts which is held in Rochester, and hopefully will find success there and will be competing in Nationals which is held in Dallas, Texas.
I’m also a student senator
I’m in the German club, we will be traveling to Germany this February if that means anything to colleges.
I’m in the school band, and I also will be participating in NYSSMA and playing a piano solo which I will be graded on. I’m playing a level-six piece [highest level], not sure if this means anything
I have my own firewood business [lol]
I do community service, but different types that one would expect. For instance this past summer I held a soccer clinic for kids ages 6-12 who live in my town. It was twice a week for a month.
And I have also been shadowing financial advisers and others who work in the financial field in new york city quite often. I just go and spend the day at the world financial center sometimes and learn about different job positions. (I’m not sure if this is meaningful to colleges)
I speak German almost fluently and I’m learning Mandarin on Rosetta Stone. (I’m not sure if that should even be said, it would probably be laughed at, but Rosetta Stone is legitimate, I promise you, it works, haha.)

My dream schools are Bentley University, Fordham University, New York University, Lehigh University, Boston College, Boston University, and some others around the same ranking.
Again, planning to major in something in the business field.

How am I looking? (I’m paranoid as fuck about getting into college)
ALSO, I live in a very small town and my highschool evidently is also very small. It’s a public school btw.

Do I Even Have a CHANCE?? *Best Answer!*?

I’m a home schooled student going into my Sophomore year of high school.

These are the classes I took THIS (Freshman) YEAR:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Health
- Nutrition (college book)
- Biology (college book)
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry (online college course)
- Physical Science
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- U.S. History
- Medical Terminology
- Debate class
- English Lit
- Human Geography (college book)
- German (fluent)

My SOPHOMORE Schedule is:
- SAT/ACT/PSAT/SAT II Subject Tests prep
- Pre-calculus
- Calculus
- Macroeconomics
- AP Biology
- AP Environmental Science
- AP English Language and Composition?? (if I have time)
- AP World History
- AP Psychology
- Computer Science
- Anthropology (elective/social science)
- German
- Art
- Latin (ancient, NOT Spanish)

Extracurricular Activities:
– Junior year I’ll be going to the local C.C. to become a I’m a home schooled student going into my Sophomore year of high school.

These are the classes I took THIS (Freshman) YEAR:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Health
- Nutrition (college book)
- Biology (college book)
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry (online college course)
- Physical Science
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- U.S. History
- Medical Terminology
- Debate class
- English Lit
- Human Geography (college book)
- German (fluent)

My SOPHOMORE Schedule is:
- SAT/ACT/PSAT/SAT II Subject Tests prep
- Pre-calculus
- Calculus
- Macroeconomics
- AP Biology
- AP Environmental Science
- AP English Language and Composition?? (if I have time)
- AP World History
- AP Psychology
- Computer Science
- Anthropology (elective/social science)
- German
- Art
- Latin (ancient, NOT Spanish)

Extracurricular Activities:
- volunteer at the:
–hospital
–medical clinic
–library
–peer tutor (math and science)
–YFU
–Cancer advocate (team captain!)
–Habit for Humanity (during the summer)
–and the MS Association
FACTS:
4.0 UNweighted GPA.
PLAN (preliminary ACT) score was 30 out of 32.
I’m also in the National Home School Society! (:
Over the summer in between Sophomore and Junior year (summer 2010) I’ll be taking gross anatomy and a couple other courses at my local CC.

Clubs:
- Knitting (haha)
- German
- Book Club
- Kickboxing
- Dance class

And sorry! I know it’s a long post.

MY QUESTION! (finally haha):
If I keep this up, do you think I’ll be able to get in a top tier school for premed (i.e. Emory, UCSD, Princeton, Georgetown, Boston College, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Columbia,George Washington, U, University of Washington, etc.)??

– Do I have any chance?
– Anything you would suggest?
– Feel free to add anything!

THANKS!! (:
– Junior year I’ll be going to the local C.C. to become a phlebotomist.
- volunteer at the:
–hospital
–medical clinic
–library
–peer tutor (math and science)
–YFU
–Cancer advocate (team captain!)
–Habit for Humanity (during the summer)
–and the MS Association
FACTS:
4.0 UNweighted GPA.
PLAN (preliminary ACT) score was 30 out of 32.
I’m also in the National Home School Society! (:
Over the summer in between Sophomore and Junior year (summer 2010) I’ll be taking gross anatomy and a couple other courses at my local CC.

Clubs:
- Knitting (haha)
- German
- Book Club
- Kickboxing
- Dance class

And sorry! I know it’s a long post.

MY QUESTION! (finally haha):
If I keep this up, get good grades, etc. Do you think I could get into NYU (New York University) for premed?

– Do I have any chance?
– Anything you would suggest?
– Feel free to add anything!

THANKS!! (:

Do I Even Have a Chance….?

I’m a home schooled student going into my Sophomore year of high school.

These are the classes I took THIS (Freshman) YEAR:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Health
- Nutrition (college book)
- Biology (college book)
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry (online college course)
- Physical Science
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- U.S. History
- Medical Terminology
- Debate class
- English Lit
- Human Geography (college book)
- German (fluent)

My SOPHOMORE Schedule is:
- SAT/ACT/PSAT/SAT II Subject Tests prep
- Pre-calculus
- Calculus
- Macroeconomics
- AP Biology
- AP Environmental Science
- AP English Language and Composition?? (if I have time)
- AP World History
- AP Psychology
- Computer Science
- Anthropology (elective/social science)
- German
- Art
- Latin (ancient, NOT Spanish)

Extracurricular Activities:
- volunteer at the:
–hospital
–medical clinic
–library
–peer tutor (math and science)
–YFU
–Cancer advocate (team captain!)
–Habit for Humanity (during the summer)
–and the MS Association
FACTS:
4.0 UNweighted GPA.
PLAN (preliminary ACT) score was 30 out of 32.
I’m also in the National Home School Society! (:
Over the summer in between Sophomore and Junior year (summer 2010) I’ll be taking gross anatomy and a couple other courses at my local CC.

Clubs:
- Knitting (haha)
- German
- Book Club
- Kickboxing
- Dance class

And sorry! I know it’s a long post.

MY QUESTION! (finally haha):
If I keep this up, do you think I’ll be able to get in a top tier school for premed (i.e. Emory, UCSD, Princeton, Georgetown, Boston College, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Columbia,George Washington, U, University of Washington, etc.)??

– Do I have any chance?
– Anything you would suggest?
– Feel free to add anything!

THANKS!! (:

help! grad school!!?

Hello everyone!
I am a college senior from The Netherlands, and interested in following a Master’s program abroad. Right now I’m studying International Economics and Finance at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. The university is pretty high up in European rankings in terms of economics, and the school is quite competative in terms of grading. And that’s my problem right now. My average grade is a 7 (out of 10). At my school nobody ever gets a 9 or a 10 (I don’t know anyone that ever got it), therefore a 7 is a decent grade, but I am quite worried that not all grad schools abroad will see that (I might be able to get it up to a 7.2). I have looked online and a 7 would translate into a 3.0 GPA, not the greatest. However, I think I can do pretty well on GRE, GMAT, etc. (I got a 1500 on the old SATS), and here are some examples of my ECs:
- board member of international student organisation AIESEC
- educational board of my major
- organisation of a big “case competition” with a budget of over $100,000
- I am fluent in English, Spanish, German and Dutch. I speak French (basic) and took courses in ancient Latin and Greek
- did an exchange semester in Argentina, volunteer work in Ecuador and volunteer work in Australia
- I will take a year off after this year and try to do some internships (with atleast one being abroad). I might be able to do one at a Dutch embassy and another one at the Boston Consultancy Group.
- lots of little things (jobs, small committees, etc)

What am I interested in?
Basically a combo of what I am doing now (international economics and finance) and international relations. So a mixture of international relations and economics, international development economics, etc.
For now, I don’t know where I want to go.. I want to see what my chances are and in which “tier” I have to look.

Can anyone please help me what options are realistic for me? Is it wise to stay in Europe or try to go to the states? Would I even have a shot at good grad schools since my average grades aren’t high in terms of American GPA?

Thanks a lot!!
thanks a lot for the answers, one thing though..I’m not interested in an MBA..but in a Masters in Economics / International Relations (International Economics, International Affairs..etc etc… a combo if possible).
Furthermore I was wondering how my grades “transfer” into a GPA…a 3.0 is just a rough guess.. but it’s quite hard to estimate and I have no clue how to explain our grading system to a university in the states.

Am I On Track? What Do You Think?

Okay….I’m a home schooled Sophomore, planning on going to college for premed. My dream schools are Tufts, Boston University, University of Chicago, and Boston College. It would be nice if I could get into a school such as Cornell, or U. of Penn.

Classes I’ve taken/will be taking (9th and 10th grade):
• Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, Health, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Physical Science, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, U.S. History, Advanced World History, Debate, Human Geography, Biology, Advanced Psychology, Chemistry, Grammar, Grammar and Composition, Vocabulary, Keyboarding/computer, Format Writing, Writing, World/English Literature, Introduction to Geography, Consumer Math, Medical Terminology (online and textbook), Art, Anthropology, Advanced Macroeconomics, Ancient Latin, German language, German history and culture •

Extracurricular Activities:
-I volunteer at the-
–medical clinic
–library
–YFU
–Cancer advocate (team captain!)
–Habit for Humanity (during the summer)
–and the MS Association
FACTS:
4.0 unweighted GPA.
PLAN (preliminary ACT, like the PSAT in case you’re wondering) score was 30 out of 32.
I’m also in the National Home School Society (like the National Honor Society)! (:
Over the summer in between Sophomore and Junior year (summer 2010) I’ll be taking a couple courses at my local Community College to become a Phlebotomist. I’m in the process of becoming a CNA (certified nursing assistant), so I’ll have a lot of clinical/hospital experience! (:

Clubs:
- Knitting (haha)
- German
- Book Club
- Kickboxing
- Dance class

QUESTION (finally haha): Do I have a chance at my dream schools? What other school you you recommend I look into? Feel free to add anything.

Thanks! And I will pick a Best Answer! (:

What are my chances to get into some schools?

Hello everyone!

I have a question that has been bugging me for a while. It started when I started with my college applications and I really wish to know what are my chances to get into some universities. No one at my school has told about the chances to get into, they are more preoccupied in sending in applications. At my school, they both for anything that we need for college applications and encouraged everyone to submit as many as possible. So far, for a class of 110 at a charter high school we have submitted more than 1900 applications. So I wish to learn more about the level of comparativeness that I am up against.

So I here is the list of schools that I have applied.
American University
Amherst College
Bates College
Boston College
Boston University
University of Chicago
Colgate University
University of Connecticut
Dartmouth College
George Washington University
Harvard
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
U Penn
Pomona College
Stanford University
Tufts University
Vanderbilt University
Wesleyan University
Williams College
Yale University

So here is my basic profile:
I am a Mexican/Spanish American
I attend a charter high school in Chicago
I have a 3.94 GPA and have taken 4 AP classes and now taking 4 more
I belong to a scholarship program in Chicago to have interviews with several universities
I have applied to Harvard, U Penn, Boston College, Boston University and Northwestern University
I have spent the last three summers at Phillips Andover and taken higher level math and science courses.
I have the title: AP Scholar with Honors
Currently I have a 5 in AP U.S History, a 4 in both AP Literature and World History and a 3 in AP Statistics
Currently I am taking AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, and AP Calculus AB
I have a 30 as a composite in the ACT with my highest scores in the Reading and Science sections
I know English, Spanish, Russian, German, Polish, Arabic, and French
I have taken two SAT subject tests in U.S History and Biology ( 760, and 720 respectively)
I am in my school’s Honor Symphonic Band and play the Bass Clarinet
In my personal essay I discussed the moment in my life where I discovered about my family history and its involvement in the Spanish Civil War and how that affected my as a person
On my Harvard essay especially, I talk about the transformation that occurred during my freshmen year and the summer program at Phillips Andover and I how changed as a person under those three summers.

My number one school is Harvard, but I would be happy with many of these choices, but please give your honest opinion about my chances. Thank you very much!

What do you think are my odds of getting into the following colleges/universities?

I’m Greek, bilingual, and a senior in high school. I’m deeply involved with the School’s Music department, and have achieved the ranks (several times) of a Region, All-State, and All-Eastern Vocalist and a Region and All-state Instrumentalist (Trumpet). Im actively involved in our high school’s Rep Theater Program where I have been a lead several times among the various shows that I have done, I am also involved in the Marching Band where I was Drum Major (Conductor/Student Leader) and a Lead Trumpet Player. I am the Co-creator of the Chamber Choir (what is currently the top vocal ensemble at our high school), and a section leader in our Select Chorus. I’m also the principle trumpet player of our school’s Wind Ensemble, and I was a member of our Jazz Band that were state Champions twice while I was a member (and one second place finish). Outside of School, I have auditioned for TV Shows like American Idol, and its junior version American Juniors where I advanced all the way up to the round before Hollywood (and yes, there are many rounds before your able to actually see the judges). I have also been involved with the German Club at our high School, where I held an officer position, and created a soccer tournament against the fellow language clubs at our high school. I have helped raise money at our high school for our Relay for life, and I have walked in a Light the Nights walk (leukemia). Amongst all that I am in the National Honors Society and the German Honors Society. I am currently a member of the International High IQ society, and I have been a distinguished a scholar in the Greek language (issued to me by the Greek government).

Amongst all those activities though, my GPA is not where it could be. Due to some heavy negligence on my part, I allowed my grades to slip. They have gone from straight B’s freshman year, to straight A’s Junior year, and almost straight A’s senior year (1-B+). I have about a 3.65 GPA taking the most rigorous courses I could at our high school, with the exception of English (because I have great difficulty keeping up with the AP pace). I am currently enrolled in 5 AP Classes (Physics, Macro Economics, Micro Economics, BC Calculus, German) and I am basically getting straight A’s. My SAT scores are also a bit lacking at a 1990 (570-CR, 800-MATH, 620-WRITING with a 10 on the Essay). My math scores are good, but I know the English could be better. My SAT II scores are as follows (790-Math II, 650-750-Physics –> currently a 660, but I retook it cause I wanted a better score and I am currently waiting on the results). Im pretty sure that I am in the top 15-20% of my class (and I would be higher), but we are not ranked so I can never know for sure.

Thats me in a nutshell. I worked really hard on my college essays to try and showcase everything I could about me, Cause I really feel, that I am better than what my grades distinguish me as. I tried to do the same here just to get an idea of what to expect from the colleges. It would be of utter help if you would tell me what you think my chances are of getting into the following schools:

American University
Boston College
College of William and Mary
George Washington University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York University
Northeastern
(and Rutgers, but I got accepted there )

Thanks for your time, and let me know.
I might not have clarified my GPA well enough, and I just realized I didn’t check my updated one. Unweighted it is a 3.71, but weighted it is a 4.05.

Help with my Host Family Letter?

Hello I’m applying for an exchange student program to Germany and need to write a letter to a potential host family. This is my first time writing one and I’m not sure what needs to be included.

This is what I have so far

Dear Host Family,
Guten Tag! My name is xxxxxxxx and I live in xxxxxx. I actually live about 20 minutes outside of xxxxx in a town called xxxx but most people just say xxxx. Washington is known as the Evergreen State and famed for its sprawling Evergreen trees and homegrown apples. Maybe I can bring you some? While I have lived in Washington for twelve years I was actually born in Anchorage, Alaska! The beautiful outdoors of Alaska definitely rubbed on off me because I love nature and camping..
I am and only child and live with my mum xxx in a cute little apartment. My mom xxxx is CEO of the xxxx household. She got a divorce when I was little but I have a strong relationship with both my dad xxxxx and my mom. In 2009 I moved to xxxx. My mom got married again but things didn’t work out. It was very different from Seattle. I went from rainy days and moderate temperatures to living in a hot and windy desert city. That year I was able to experience being a “military brat” or military dependent of a U.S. soldier. While it was a fun and enriching experience living on the 2nd largest military installation in the U.S., home is where the heart is and my mom and I moved back to xxx a year later.
My house is pretty upbeat and with the addition of new family member; our kitten Lola things can be quite exciting. I attend xxxxxx High School (Class of 2012) and love to show school spirit. My favorite subject is history and I love learning about the evolution of politics. It sounds dull but politics influence many of the things we do today. I am even the President of our schools’ Black Student Union, a multi-cultural club that spreads awareness through discussions, community service, and fun activities/events. As a person of mixed race (My mom is white and my dad is black), I think that cultural diversity is very important in the success of our nation and even the world.
One of my favorite things to do is ride horses. I can’t get enough of them! I took my first riding lesson when I was about 12 years old and haven’t looked back. The type of riding that I do is Hunter-Jumper. This involves jumping horses around a course and being judged on precision and style, not speed. I enjoy attending local shows and one day hope to show internationally. During the weekend I work at a riding stable where I clean stalls, teach lessons, and work schooling horses. I ride anywhere from 3-4 horses a day and get sometimes get really sore but it’s totally worth it. I don’t ask for much but I would love to be able to continue riding in Germany as it is one of the most premier equestrian countries in the world.
Besides riding horses, I love to read, hang out with my friends, and volunteer throughout my community. Community service is one of the reasons I have lasting friends that I can count on for anything. I love modern literature and have a new found liking for non-fiction such a biographies and documentary type novels.
I see myself as very outgoing even if it means stepping out of my comfort level. While I am a fun and spontaneous person, I take my education very seriously and plan to be the first person to attend college on my mom’s side of the family. I want to major in International Business and economics because I believe it is one of the key factors to establishing nonviolent relationships with other countries.
That’s me in a nutshell and for now I can only dust off the suitcase and learn as much as possible about German culture but I hope to meet you soon!
Yours Truly,
xxxxx

(Comments and critiques greatly appreciated!)