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So I went to a college fair today
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So I went to a college fair today

My fucking gods.

Not only was the place RIFE with bearded smugface faggot students, but also full of blaring noise and people selling their souls.

A conversation, or many:

Hyper Student: POLITICS? MATHEMATICS? PHILOSOPHY?
Me: Uh, no, no thank you.
HS: *malevolent glare*

repeat ad nauseum.

But on the other hand, the small group of girls for Germanic languages were pretty helpful and polite.

Let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes common as grass.

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04-16-2011 11:52 PM
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Re: So I went to a college fair today

It's only a small taste of the people you'll encounter in college, the ones who think they have the world all figured out and will throw philosophy at you like there's no tomorrow.

Are you interested in studying Germanic languages?
04-17-2011 12:02 AM
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Mhm. English, Dutch and German.

But I'm really confused right now.

I was also thinking of applying for one of those UK student loans, and learn in England. Probably this. But my parents really can't afford to give me any money for maintenance purposes; I don't know how easy it is to get a part time job; and then there's the issue of converting my end exams to the British standard of GCE or whatever.

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04-17-2011 12:08 AM
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Are you coming in as an international student? You should try to apply for financial aid, even if you don't think you qualify. It's a good start and can takes some of the burden off your tuition. Apply for loans if you really need to, but don't get yourself into too much because it can be hell trying to pay those off.

I'm sure you can find some kind of work-study on campus, and I looked at the website and saw that there are shops around, so maybe you could get a part time job at a cafe or bookstore.
04-17-2011 12:18 AM
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If you plan on coming to england, the part time job thing won't be much of an issue. Tescos is spreading like cancer, and they have a good half a page on the Evening Post job aplication section. The only problem with your coming to the UK is your romanian-ness. You see, the UK is unfortunately full of racist asshole chavs, who will probably accuse you of being a gypsie and make it their buisness to fuck your shit up. Sorry 'bout that.
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genuine anarchist Wrote:Are you coming in as an international student?

They seem to class "international" and "from an EU country" separately, but I'd say yes.

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Faby Wrote:
genuine anarchist Wrote:Are you coming in as an international student?

They seem to class "international" and "from an EU country" separately, but I'd say yes.

Well, to give you some corny sentimentalism, you seem smart, your English is excellent, and you'll have no problem finding a job there. Maybe you could end up teaching some other students English.
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BaronVonStrangle Wrote:The only problem with your coming to the UK is your romanian-ness. You see, the UK is unfortunately full of racist asshole chavs, who will probably accuse you of being a gypsie and make it their buisness to fuck your shit up. Sorry 'bout that.

A friend of mine (he's twenty and studying genetic engineering at UCL) came from Moldova, which, for all intents and purposes, is triple Romania's shittiness. He's been in London for two years and he says he's not been treated any differently than he'd've been as a native.

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