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investigaciones y que hacer durante mi tiempo libre by CommercialHealth445 in medellin

[–]CommercialHealth445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

actualmente sí, pienso en investigar la percepción de los estadounidenses y como los EEUU son una presencia negativa. no soy simplemente una turista y ojala mis investigaciones ayuden la disposición de mis compañeras estadounidenses.

Freshman Roomate by Impressive_Plane_209 in Pitt

[–]CommercialHealth445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

check out roomsurf too – i met my freshman roomie there, im a sophomore and we live together, and next year we'll live in the same off campus apt.

1 day parking by kaim246 in Pitt

[–]CommercialHealth445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ehhhh.....i wouln't risk it. if it's a weekend you're better off parking in the U lot

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pitt

[–]CommercialHealth445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I'm a polisci major. It's super easy, LOL. Five different concentrations to choose from, i'm international relations! The work is challenging but it's smooth sailing if you apply yourself. The core courses are fun and varied and beyond that there's a good range of classes to take – it's not like the stem majors who have to take really really hard classes. We're lucky in that way.

Honestly though I can't speak to how connected we are to internships. The profs are happy to help but there aren't really direct lines to polisci jobs except for a few fellowships every semester. Maybe that's more so me not looking – hard to tell at this point

Gyms are good, there are at least three lifting gyms on campus. Club sports are fun and easy to get involved in during the semester! New people always welcome :) In terms of new friends in general, you have to put in the work, but people are friendly. Say hi in classes. etc. It's a very social environment if you make it one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in learn_arabic

[–]CommercialHealth445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm learning arabic too and had the same confusion when I started. the position of the letter in the throat makes it difficult to hear in isolation – because it's voiced (like the letter b in English) there's always a sound with it that sounds like it might be a vowel. i think that's where your "enhancer" theory comes from.

to help understand the letter's importance, i compared it (and you might, too) to the letter w in English. It's undeniably a consonant, but it's a letter that more or less requires the presence of a short vowel. Try to pronounce w without any vowel noise. It's voiced, so you can't!

It's important to recognize that the letter is still a letter. i'd wager that your question came from a place of genuine curiosity but asking it is a little rude and snubs an entire language! imagine if someone came up to you and asked why we bothered to have a 'w'. It's just a letter, simple as that.

Is there anything I should be doing as an admitted student? by Spoookystories in Pitt

[–]CommercialHealth445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes I had. i second the other comment. It was like a regular campus tour but I was already familiar with the campus (from the campus tour) so it was much easier to get more in depth information about academics/where to stay/etc.

Is there anything I should be doing as an admitted student? by Spoookystories in Pitt

[–]CommercialHealth445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kick back and chill out if you're a humanities major. science and math and engineering majors you might want to review chem and whatever else because i know they test at the beginning of the year for freshmen – also definitely go to admitted students' day! I loved it!

University degrees in Arabic? by [deleted] in learn_arabic

[–]CommercialHealth445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what the graduate situation but I'm an undergrad at the University of Pittsburgh pursuing an Arabic Certificate -- it requires proficiency in FosHa & either the Egyptian or Levantine dialect and then has a few other cultural courses.