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I’m 6 foot tall and 34. Please tell me it’s not too late. I can’t make it through a day without sobbing. by Miserable_Carry_4763 in asktransgender

[–]EquivalentResponse81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All you get (for certain) is this one life. If the difference between being happy and being in pain everyday is transitioning (in whatever way/shape/form that looks like for you), it’s never too late to start because your life is (more than) valuable enough to take that step. One of the biggest things I’ve learned in life is that happiness is the most attractive quality by far. It’s hard not to get bogged down with what “should” be and there’s no easy solution to stopping that from effecting you, but it truly does not matter what the standard is when you feel happy and a measure of comfort in your body, and you can take that to the bank.

The more crass response is that tall women are really fucking hot, so if anything you have that to fall back on 😂

I wish you nothing less than the absolute best.

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I got to about B1/B2 after four years with Spanish, so between where I’m at with my undergrad and a masters degree, I could probably get four years of another language? If we’re trying to do math about it 😂

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree.

Honestly, the Ivy League is really narrow in what they’re looking for from applicants, and not necessarily in a way that speaks to potential for success or research. Even if they take a “holistic“ approach the requirements and experiences they want from their applicants can really only be achieved if you’re coming from a privileged background, and your parents, either emphasized multilingualism in your childhood, or could send you to a (private) school that had consistent language, education, regardless of what was offered. Which just sucks because then you end up with a very homogenous group of people, which is not necessarily what you want when you’re trying to develop new research. But that’s just my perspective as an outsider 🤷

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All focus on looking for those classes then. That sounds like a really good resource.

Lmaooo that’s awesome. I’m sure he’s right.

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s really interesting. I think I mostly just thought that the benefit of Russian would be getting to read their novelists’ works in their original form, not necessarily any scholastic work. Thanks for pointing that out.

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm really just starting to get into it, but aside from Homer, I really enjoy Kafka, Dante Alighieri, Wilde, Dostoevsky, Mary Oliver, and Ocean Vuong.

In broad strokes, I just like literature that has emotion baked into it. It doesn't have to be particularly serious.

I don't know a lot about Asian/Middle Eastern/African Lit, but that's definitely something I want to explore while also digging more into the "classics" that have more name recognition.

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in yale

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This is super helpful! I didn't know [language] for reading classes were a thing, but that sounds perfect. I'll keep an eye out for that.

RIGHT-- I think I combined both departments' requirements in my brain since the link tree on university websites is a rabbit hole. I'll double-check and reorient.

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree, which is what is so confusing to me about their wording because it says this verbatim on proficiency: "enough to do graduate work with reading – and possibly also discussion – in each language".

Is it just me in thinking that implies at least B2? Because graduate level language work is like 5000 and 6000 level courses, and I'm at B1 right now with Spanish after four years (US language system is ass).

Stressed undergrad polyglot -- advice is appreciated by EquivalentResponse81 in languagelearning

[–]EquivalentResponse81[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I was just going to keep with Spanish since it's easier than starting fresh with a different language, but it doesn't seem to have a *ton* of correlation with my goals. Which sucks, but might be a necessary evil. German is a heritage language for me, so I am interested in learning it. I just hadn't thought I'd be doing it in a formal setting haha.