Romanian thread - Page 7

angelutza · 03-02-2008, 11:57 PM

Yes, reading books in English is very helpful. Besides, I think it's better to read English or American authors in original. I think the cheapest ones are from the collection Penguin Popular Classics and you usually find them in Diverta. For some free ebooks check Online Book Catalog - Overview - Project Gutenberg

lolapurple · 03-03-2008, 12:18 PM

wow, i haven't checked this thread for the past two months, and look how far it has gone. all you people talking about your harvard and princeton interviews are getting me all nervous. i am not finishing mate-info, but filologie bilingv engleza, and i seem to be the only "umana" kid doing this.

btw, plusqueparfait (i wonder if i spelled that right - i take german), one of my friends applied both to upenn and brown. he had his brown interview so far, and it was online with a teacher or alumni, i forgot which.

what are you people majoring in? i'm going for political science and literature. weird mix, i know. btw, my name is alex and i am from bacau.

chuci · 03-03-2008, 12:43 PM

for Angelutza: I knew what EC were...I really did it's just that I didn't knew what kind of activities were you refering to. and yes I would like you to give me those contact details...what's your real name? Angela? Mine is Georgi/Gio/Jo...but lots of ppl call me chuci.
for Edvin:surprinsingly I knew about the ACT but I would rather take the SATs...to me it sounds more important.

for idwtk444 (LOL): 10x for your advice...currently I'm preaparing for the CAE which I am going to take this summer and as you might know there is a reading part which I think would help me. what do you think.
Has any of you taken the CAE?

chuci · 03-03-2008, 12:50 PM

hi Alex! I'm in the 10th grade but as you might have seen I'm struggling to find out more about SATs which I want to take as soon as possible. I want to go to medical school.

idwtk444 · 03-03-2008, 01:54 PM

Yup. I've taken the CAE. Too bad US colleges/universities don't recognize it as proof of English proficiency. Anyway, the TOEFL isn't that bad. It definitely helps if you're already working on the CAE Reading section, but getting personal with a few English books won't hurt you :-P.

lolapurple · 03-03-2008, 02:26 PM

neah, i haven't taken the CAE, for the exact reason idwtk444 stated. my parents wanted me to take the CPE this coming june, but i've decided i'd only take it if i don't get into the states. i have, however, worked a lot of cambridge books for the english olympiad, and it does help, as any english is good exercise, but don't expect smth similar on the sat

angelutza · 03-04-2008, 04:59 AM

My name is Ana. I will PM you as soon as I get home with the YM ID of the guy. I will also take CAE in June (long story why not earlier), maybe we will meet there. Do you know that in the States you won't enter medical school until you finish college, where you have to take a pre-med sequence apart from your major? That means it would take you longer than in Romania.

plusqueparfaite · 03-04-2008, 08:55 AM

alex, hi!

I had a Brown interview too, they contact all applicants.
So... a little "check the competition" thingy, if it's ok to do so... is he/she reaaaaly amazing?

plusqueparfaite · 03-04-2008, 09:01 AM

I would like to double major in Political Science and Economics, than go into Media or something related (like political representation or campaigns

)...

I study at "mate-info" but I am strong(er) in humanities, literature :-@

chuci · 03-05-2008, 01:58 PM

idwtk444( what's ur real name?

) ) ...I know that colleges from America don't recognise it but anyway....regarding the books...I don't like to read those from penguin because all the stories are shorter...I mean simplified...but anyway I like reading and I'm sure it would be good to read in english.

Ana...I didn't knew about that...but we'll talk more about it on mess cause I want to ask u more details.

Alex: have you taken the SAT...cause me now I'm in the "researching stage" and uhmm I'm trying to find out more about it. some of the others have already gave me some tips...but another advice won't hurt

angelutza · 03-06-2008, 02:55 AM

The books from Penguin are simplified? I really doubt. I mean, I happened to buy one I had already read in English from an authentic source and it was exactly the same. And I seem not to see you on mess when I log in.

lolapurple · 03-08-2008, 12:13 PM

hei chuci! yes, i have taken the sat, have applied, and i am now waiting for the admission results. i don't really know what advice to give you for the sat. it is a really tiring exam, it takes about five hours, and there's a lot of work going on in a short amount of time. my advice would be read as much as you can, write as much as you can, try to think out of the box (for the writing section). you shouldn't have any problems with the math section if you didn't have any problems at the capacitate. oh, and don't forget to register for the test a veeeery long time before the actual test. that way you can choose where to take it, and you don't have to pay the extra fees. i forgot to register for SAT II, and i had to pay an extra 40 $.

angelutza · 03-12-2008, 08:48 AM

I received my first rejection, from Caltech (Yale doesn't count). I hope for some good news after a short while, but in the meantime, good luck to all of you who start receiving decisions.

idwtk444 · 03-12-2008, 01:11 PM

I'm sorry to hear about that. I'm sure it's tough right now, but don't worry, you'll be accepted some place you'll like even better then caltech and where you'll have the time of your life. You're soon going to forget about this rejection. Smile and keep your head up. :-) Think pink!

lolapurple · 03-12-2008, 01:38 PM

i'm sorry to hear that ana. i really hope everything turns out fine for all of us on this thread. does caltech usually start giving decisions so early?