Soy loco!
So tomorrow's fifth and last final marks the end of my first semester as a declared student of history and political science.
So far? I'm liking it. Still don't have a clue for a focused intention on a job, but I'm still exploring and the options are interesting me.
As a History/PolySci major, I'm required to take 2 years of foreign language. I thought Spanish would be a good one, since I had previous experience with it and since I do live in Texas, so I signed up for it.
Well, early this semester Mr. Morales had us (in Elem. Spanish I) take a placement exam. I took it, did my best, placed well enough for Elem. Spanish 2.
"Sweet!" thought I.
Mr. Morales looked at the score, said I could take Spanish 2. And thus the matter slept, until last week.
Apparently, an online placement exam isn't enough. They won't let me into the second part until I've got actual credit for the first. So I have to take the departmental CLEP exam.
After much muddled bureauacracy, which generally involved repetitive walking and taking a paper where it didn't need to be, Mr. Morales and I agreed on a time for the test.
He said it was no problem; it would be cake. Since it doesn't go on my GPA, all I need is a C, and it transfers in as if I had been in his class all semester.
"Sweet!" thought I.
I walked in at the pre-arranged time, and lo and behold, there was no special departmental CLEP exam. 9:45 on a Wednesday morning... sounds suspiciously like a final. Well, it was.
I simply had to take the Elem. Spanish I final... without having had the class. Should've been easy right, if I think I'm so hot I can test out of it? Right?
Well, after about question 5 I just started making stuff up.
A sample question:
"Ooooh eee oo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bang bang."
To which I replied, "I told the witch doctor I was in love with you!"
Another sample question involved a picture of two guys playing volleyball. I answered something to the effect of, "Juan es loco, y Gustavo pase una voleibol." Can someone please tell me what that means?
So far? I'm liking it. Still don't have a clue for a focused intention on a job, but I'm still exploring and the options are interesting me.
As a History/PolySci major, I'm required to take 2 years of foreign language. I thought Spanish would be a good one, since I had previous experience with it and since I do live in Texas, so I signed up for it.
Well, early this semester Mr. Morales had us (in Elem. Spanish I) take a placement exam. I took it, did my best, placed well enough for Elem. Spanish 2.
"Sweet!" thought I.
Mr. Morales looked at the score, said I could take Spanish 2. And thus the matter slept, until last week.
Apparently, an online placement exam isn't enough. They won't let me into the second part until I've got actual credit for the first. So I have to take the departmental CLEP exam.
After much muddled bureauacracy, which generally involved repetitive walking and taking a paper where it didn't need to be, Mr. Morales and I agreed on a time for the test.
He said it was no problem; it would be cake. Since it doesn't go on my GPA, all I need is a C, and it transfers in as if I had been in his class all semester.
"Sweet!" thought I.
I walked in at the pre-arranged time, and lo and behold, there was no special departmental CLEP exam. 9:45 on a Wednesday morning... sounds suspiciously like a final. Well, it was.
I simply had to take the Elem. Spanish I final... without having had the class. Should've been easy right, if I think I'm so hot I can test out of it? Right?
Well, after about question 5 I just started making stuff up.
A sample question:
"Ooooh eee oo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bang bang."
To which I replied, "I told the witch doctor I was in love with you!"
Another sample question involved a picture of two guys playing volleyball. I answered something to the effect of, "Juan es loco, y Gustavo pase una voleibol." Can someone please tell me what that means?
