BA international studies (1 Viewer)

[thisser]

I want to work for the Board! (and undermine their evil schemes)

 

[Lexicographer]

Haha yeah that's even more interesting (Since BoS doesn't actually have employees). How do we work for BOS? Or better yet, what do YOU do there?

 

[shelli@UTS]

I get paid $13/h for being under 21 and $15 when I'm 21.

What do I do? I'm a HSC exam supervisor and I get extra when I'm presiding officer for exams (like Japanese) or students with special needs.

 

[Lexicographer]

Gimme gimme! I want job of doing nothing around stressed HSCers!

And here I was, thinking all the exam supervisors were ancient teachers on the verge of retirement, well past their spitwad-dodging days...

 

[shelli@UTS]

Nup, I thought I was the youngest, but there were 18 year olds working with me -- I also have another employee number with the Department of Education for supervising School Certificate exams -- it's not the life, you're on your feet, unless you're presiding officer you can't sit down for a moment. I also had to deal with several cheaters and a girl who was throwing up, there's that whole going to the toilet with them thing... enter at own risk!

 

[Lexicographer]

That's ok, in about six years chances are I'll be dealing with much worse than vomit. How do sign up?

 

[shelli@UTS]

umm just ask a highschool close to you, get the contact number for the coordinator for exam supervisors and sign a pileload of forms - police checks for working with kids bla bla bla, nothing much else to say...

 

[andiman]

ROFL

i was doing international studies in german language and culture with my BScIT degree..

...but i dropped it after the first semester cos i had 2x 3hr face to face language labs each week (monday/wednesday) from 6-9pm which killed me. plus i started learning at level 5 cos i'm nearly fluent, and it was nasty...

its a good course, but it is quite demanding in time and effort required. even the beginners were struggling. its a much faster and self-taught learning process than at school.

for example in german language and culture 5 we covered material in a semester that would have been taught over 2years at school.

good luck to all of you though! i found my calling in another direction. hehe.

you should have fun. just remember though: you can't cram when it comes to languages.

 

[shelli@UTS]

Well it could be worse -- I left uni 2 years ago to become a church preacher -- and there was Hebrew, Greek and Latin (with a side dish of Aramaic) involved ALL AT THE SAME TIME... reading, writing and speaking it... aie!

I learnt German for 4 years in primary school, how weird is my school!

 

[Lexicographer]

So now you've come back to uni eh?

 

[shelli@UTS]

Yep, qualification = more moolah! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Lexicographer]

So you're not a preacher any more eh?

 

[shelli@UTS]

nope, not qualified, just a layman -- nobody takes an 18 year old chick serious in the church - so i'll wait til i'm older for TOTAL SPIRITUAL DOMINATION - show em' a little girl powaah!!!

 

[Lexicographer]

You're only 18? I thought you already started uni and are coming back?

 

[shelli@UTS]

i was 18 when i made the decision - i'm now 20!

 

[Lexicographer]

Ah, now the sense is made.