The Boast Post

[Stargazer86]

I'm going for a paranormal ghost hunting weekend and i'm so excited! thought i'd boast about that!

That sounds like fun!! You should write a blog about it when you're all through

[librarius_qui]

That sounds like fun!! You should write a blog about it when you're all through

(if ever she survives !!)

[Stargazer86]

(if ever she survives !!)

Of course she will Do you believe in the paranormal? Has anyone started a thread on the paranormal?

[JBI]

3.618 GPA for this term - only one B, one half course B+ and the rest A- to A+ . Been a good year - sitting right in the comfort zone right now, just a few more years to go, keeping everything above 3.3 and I'm set.

[kasie]

Congratulations, JBI - how many more years and what will you be when you graduate? (MA or what, I mean, not just happy. )

[JBI]

Congratulations, JBI - how many more years and what will you be when you graduate? (MA or what, I mean, not just happy. )

I'm still in undergrad, and will probably take 5 years to finish it, just so I can pack in extra courses, and a chance to study in foreign countries, to boost my language proficiency. But after that, if my GPA continues going this well, I'll probably go for the masters, and then for the Ph. D. After all, in things like English my GPA has been like 3.8 - it's the other things that pull me down - so if I just wanted to do English, I wouldn't have trouble, but language courses tend to have very, very few people in the 80+ percent range, because they are required to cut you for every spelling, grammar, and diction mistake, including drawing an accent the wrong way. So yeah, a long way to go, though I'll do better next year, definitely, as I will work a lot harder, and not need to deal with as many stupid courses.

[Scheherazade]

I had the briefing day and interview at the training agency on Monday.
there was
* a written English test (1hr)
* briefing (1hr)
* a group discussion task (1hr)
* oral Spanish test (5 mins)
* individual interview (30 mins)

I hardly managed to wedge in a word sideways in the group discussion because there was a French girl who talked nonstop. So I might have come across as a bit shy. The Spanish test was cool. I think I did great considering I've only been studying it for 3 months and this was my first time actually talking Spanish to anyone.
The interview went alright. I just kept talking. Of course, half of it was crap and I could have given better examples, but it's always like that in retrospect. Plus, I wasn't shy or nervous at all. Normally I'm a bundle of nerves in oral exams, so I think this went really well even if my answers weren't 100% perfect.
If I get accepted in this round, there'll be another round in June where the schools interview us.

That sounds rather intensive. Was Spanish one of the requirements?

I wouldn't worry about the group discussion; those who tend to dominate are not considered well usually and the crunch point is the interview, usually. They usually look at how you carry yourself rather than the actual answers you give.

An IT Consultant friend of mine was given a programme to fix as a part of his inteview (apparently it was not possible to "fix" it) but they just wanted to see how the candidates handled it (ie whether they got annoyed, frustrated etc as well as their technical approaches).

Interesting stuff.

Let us know, please, as soon as you find out! We are all rooting for you!

[librarius_qui]

Of course she will Do you believe in the paranormal? Has anyone started a thread on the paranormal?

haven't you ever watched horror movies?? like ... "The Fearless Vampire Killers"!!


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[SleepyWitch]

That sounds rather intensive. Was Spanish one of the requirements?

I wouldn't worry about the group discussion; those who tend to dominate are not considered well usually and the crunch point is the interview, usually. They usually look at how you carry yourself rather than the actual answers you give.

An IT Consultant friend of mine was given a programme to fix as a part of his inteview (apparently it was not possible to "fix" it) but they just wanted to see how the candidates handled it (ie whether they got annoyed, frustrated etc as well as their technical approaches).

Interesting stuff.

Let us know, please, as soon as you find out! We are all rooting for you!

Thanks, Scher. Yep, it was pretty intensive considering there are staff shortages and they are desperately looking for MFL teachers.
Spanish was not exactly a requirement. It would be neat if we were able to teach another language apart from our mother tongue, but it's not a must. The purpose of the test was to assess our level so they could tell the schools about it.

[librarius_qui]

I wonder how's Niamh doing ...

[SleepyWitch]

Let us know, please, as soon as you find out! We are all rooting for you!

wooohooooo, I got invited to the second round! You've got to be there 5 days of the week because there are different activities every day.

[Nightshade]

wooohooooo, I got invited to the second round! You've got to be there 5 days of the week because there are different activities every day.

YAY

[Virgil]

wooohooooo, I got invited to the second round! You've got to be there 5 days of the week because there are different activities every day.

Congratulations Sleepy. And good luck the rest of the way. I'm pulling for you.

[SleepyWitch]

Congratulations Sleepy. And good luck the rest of the way. I'm pulling for you.

thanks, Uncle Virge

[Niamh]

wooohooooo, I got invited to the second round! You've got to be there 5 days of the week because there are different activities every day.

thats ace! weldone!