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Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books that I try to update regularly
**UPDATE**
I have restructured the folders to make them easier to use and managed to add almost all languages requested and then some
Please let me know any further suggestions
….holy shit. You found the holy grail.
….. is this a DIFFERENT person keeping gigabytes worth of language books on google drive? Holy crap.
favorite language learning resources
duolingo- a lot of language learners have issues with it but it’s good to get a base on the language and they’re always adding new languages!
memrise- good for vocabulary and memorizing, they have a wide list of languages
babbel- really effective if you want to learn how to communicate with people or get around, costs money for the full version but they have sales all the time
hellotalk- language exchange app, i’ve had really good experiences with this app, the only downside is that you have to pay to select more than one language you want to learn
tandem- similar to hellotalk, i like it slightly less but it allows you to choose as many languages as you want!
forvo- you can listen to native speakers pronounce things! it’s amazing!
ipachart- interactive chart with the international phonetic alphabet
wordreference- online dictionary for french, spanish, german, italian, portuguese, dutch, swedish, russian, polish, romanian, czech, greek, turkish, chinese, japanese, korean, and arabic
bab.la- another online dictionary with 24 languages
linguee- really great for learning phrases and seeing words in context
omniglot- encyclopedia of writing systems and languages, really great for learning new writing systems & also basic phrases! also has links to other resources!
the great language game- game for testing listening comprehension to several dozen languages!
ba ba dum- fun vocabulary game
easy languages- youtube channel featuring native speakers speaking a variety of languages but mostly spanish, french, and german
wikitongues- youtube channel attempting to document every language in the world
languagepod101- offers podcasts and youtube videos in a wide variety of languages
verbix- verb conjugating website with a wide variety of languages
quizlet- flashcard website that’s great for compiling vocab lists
lingq- i’ve only used it a little but it seems helpful especially for beginners!
tunein- allows you to listen to radio in a variety of languages
wikipedia- they have thousands to millions of articles in various languages so it’s a great place to test your reading skills, and in addition you can read articles about the language you’re learning and get a grasp on the language’s structure and sound system
lyricstraining- allows you to learn languages using song lyrics, really helpful for comprehension
lang-8- you can post things and have native speakers correct them, and correct things from other people!
feel free to add!
Free Online Language Courses
Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos. You can always check the audit course or no certificate option so that you can learn for free.
American Sign Language
ASL University
Sign Language Structure, Learning, and Change
Arabic
Arabic Without Walls
Madinah Arabic
Moroccan Arabic
Armenian
Depi Hayk
Bengali
Learn Bangla (Register to see course)
Catalan
Parla.Cat
Speak Cat
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner
Chinese for Beginners
Chinese Characters for Beginners
Chinese for HSK 1
Chinese for HSK 2
Chinese for HSK 3 I & II
Chinese for HSK 4
Chinese for HSK 5
Mandarin Chinese Level I
Mandarin Chinese Essentials
Mandarin Chinese for Business
More Chinese for Beginners
Start Talking Mandarin Chinese
UT Gateway to Chinese
Intermediate
Intermediate Business Chinese
Intermediate Chinese Grammar
Mandarin for Intermediate Learners I
Dutch
Introduction to Dutch
English
Online Courses here
Resources Here
Faroese
Faroese Course
Finnish
A Taste of Finnish
French
Beginner
AP French Language and Culture
Elementary French I & II
Français Interactif
Vivre en France - A1
Vivre en France- A2
Intermediate & Advanced
French Intermediate course B1-B2
Passe-Partout
Travailler en France A2-B1
Vivre en France - B1
German
Beginner
Deutsch im Blick
German Project
German at Work
Goethe Institute
Gwich’in
Introduction to Gwich’in Language
Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew
UT Austin
Hindi
A Door into Hindi
Virtual Hindi
Icelandic
Icelandic 1-5
Indonesian
Learn Indonesian
Irish
Irish 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107
Italian
Beginner
Beginner’s Italian I
Introduction to Italian
Intermediate & Advanced
AP Italian Language and Culture
Intermediate Italian I
Advanced Italian I
Japanese
Genki
Japanese JOSHU
Japanese Pronunciation
Marugoto Courses
Tufs JpLang
Korean
Beginner
First Step Korean
How to Study Korean
Introduction to Korean
Learn to Speak Korean
Pathway to Spoken Korean
Intermediate
Intermediate Korean
Norwegian
Introduction to Norwegian I, Norwegian II
Norwegian on the Web
Persian
Easy Persian
PersianDee
Polish
Online Course
Portuguese
Pluralidades em Português Brasileiro
Russian
Beginner
A1 Course
I speak Russian
Intermediate
B1 Course
B1+ Course
B2.1 Course
B2.2 Course
Spanish
Beginner
AP Spanish Language & Culture
Basic Spanish I, Spanish II
Spanish for beginners
Spanish for Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Spanish Vocabulary
Advanced
Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones
Leer a Macondo
Swahili
Online Course
Turkish
Online Course
Ukrainian
Read Ukrainian
Speak Ukrainian
Welsh
Beginner’s Welsh
Discovering Wales
Yoruba
Yorùbá Yé Mi
Multiple Languages
Ancient Languages
More Language Learning Resources & Websites!
Last updated: May 2019
dropbox containing linguistics textbooks
contains 34 textbooks including etymology, language acquisition, morphology, phonetics/phonology, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, & translation studies
dropbox containing language textbooks
contains 86 language textbooks including ASL, Arabic, (Mandarin) Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew (Modern & Ancient), Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
dropbox containing books about language learning
includes fluent forever by gabriel wyner, how to learn any language by barry farber, polyglot by kató lomb
if there’s a problem with any of the textbooks or if you want to request materials for a specific language feel free to message me!
Send Email via PowerShell
Running scripts (in this case, Powershell) is all good and well, but when you want to deploy them to remote end-points, you’d like to know they’ve run - right? Well, yes and no.
What I have found is sometimes you care about the output, and sometimes you don’t. How I like to make the most of PowerShell logging is getting the shell to output data (and append) to a shared location (typically a HTML file) so can view at my leisure. In saying that, the email option makes sense, too.
So, why is email a viable and good option?
Think of variables, and predefined strings of data defined inside your script. It’s a rather easy metric to incorporate into your reporting. Because it (the email upon completion) is being sent from the shell, you’re able to directly parse in your variables (such as $env) to allow it to make the email robust, and informative.
For example, if you’re using an LDAP query against your domain, and then parsing hosts into a PSEXEC for ascertaining logged on user, and perhaps, RAM usage, by defining those two as variables we can send an email to the mailbox with the user’s logged on name, and then the body as the RAM stats.
I digress, slightly. At the end of the day, I think having email output on some scripts make a lot of sense. To save you the time, I’ll even add the code as below:
Function <Name Your Function> {
$SMTPServer = “IP or DNS Name” $Message = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage $SMTP = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($SMTPServer) $Message.From = “Your-Outbount-Address@Your-Domain” $Message.To.Add(“Your-Recipient@NewLineForMultiple ”) $Message.Subject = “Name Of Email”
$Message.Body = @“
Body of Email
”@
$SMTP.Send($Message)
Good luck automating, improving and refining your process fellow sysadms.
nothing is as tender as annotating your favourite books. it’s like leaving a piece of your heart on the pages for somebody else to find.
nothing is as tender as annotating your favourite books. it’s like leaving a piece of your heart on the pages for somebody else to find.
05/03/22 - Done!
Ngl this was not an easy exam 😮💨 but it’s done! I passed with a great grade, it’s time for a lil self celebration :”)
Fun fact: I filled 40 paper sheets writing molecules as exam prep ^^;
3. 6. 22 //
I like to prepare for finals by laying out my schedule. It somehow proves to me that I can get it all done in time
List of Free Science Books
the-more-u-know:
Here’s an alphabetical list of all available free books. Note that many of the links will bring you to an external page, usually with more info about the book and the download links. Also, the links are updated as frequently as possible, however some of them might be broken. Broken links are constantly being fixed. In case you want to report a broken link, or a link that violates copyrights, use the contact form.
A
A Beginner’s Guide to Mathematica
A Brief Introduction to Particle Physics
A First Course in General Relativity
A New Astronomy
A No-Nonsense Introduction to General Relativity
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century, Fourth Edition
A Review of General Chemistry
A Simple Guide to Backyard Astronomy
A Text Book for High School Students Studying Physics
A Tour of Triangle Geometry
About Life: Concepts in Modern Biology
Acoustic Emission
Adaptive Control
Advanced Calculus
Advanced Learning
Advanced Mathematics for Engineers
Advanced Microwave Circuits and Systems
Advanced Technologies
Advances in Computer Science and IT
Advances in Evolutionary Algorithms
Advances in Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Advances in Haptics
Advances in Human Computer Interaction
Age of Einstein
Aging by Design
AMPL: A Modeling Language for Mathematical Programming
An Introduction to Elementary Particles
An Introduction to Higher Mathematics
An Introduction to Many Worlds in Quantum Computation
An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
An Introduction to Mathematics
An Introduction to Proofs and the Mathematical Vernacular
An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Analysis 1 (Tao T)
Analysis 2 (Tao T)
Analytic Functions
Astronomical Discovery
Astronomy for Amateurs
Astronomy Today
Astronomy with an Opera-Glass
Automation and Robotics
B
Basic Algebra, Topology and Differential Calculus
Basic Concepts of Mathematics
Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics
Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics Chapter 1
Basic Ideas in Chemistry
Basic Math: Quick Reference eBook
Basic Mathematics for Astronomy
Basic Physics
Basic Positional Astronomy
Basic Principles of Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
Basic Principles of Physics
Basics of Physics
Beginner’s Botany
Biochemistry
Biochemistry (practice book)
Biology
Board Notes for Particle Physics
Book of Proof
C
Calculus
Calculus Based Physics
Celestial Navigation, Elementary Astronomy, Piloting
Circuit QED — Lecture Notes
Classical Dynamics
Classical Geometry
Classical Mechanics
Climate Models
Collaborative Statistics
College Algebra
Complex Analysis
Computational Geometry
Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra
Computational Physics with Python
Conceptual Physics
Consistent Quantum Theory
Cook-Book Of Mathematics
College Physics
Crude Oil Emulsions- Composition Stability and Characterization
Curiosities of the Sky
D
Decoherence: Basic Concepts and Their Interpretation
Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics?
Differential Equations
Diophantine Analysis
Discover Physics
Dr. Donald Luttermoser’s Physics Notes
Dynamics and Relativity
E
Earthquake Research and Analysis
Earthquake-Resistant Structures – Design, Assessment and Rehabilitation
Einstein for Everyone
Electromagnetic Field Theory
Elementary Mathematical Astronomy
Elementary Linear Algebra
Elementary Particle Physics in a Nutshell
Elementary Particles in Physics
Elements of Astrophysics
Embedded Systems – Theory and Design Methodology
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics
Encyclopedia of Astrophysics
Engineering Mathematics 1
Engineering Mathematics with Tables
Essential Engineering Mathematics
Essential Physics
Exoplanet Observing for Amateurs
Experimental Particle Physics
F
Fields
Foundations of Nonstandard Analysis
Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars
Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
Fundamentals of Analysis (Chen W.W.L)
Further Mathematical Methods
Fusion Physics
G
General Chemistry
General Relativity
General Relativity
Geometric Asymptotics
Geometry and Group Theory
Geometry and Topology
Geometry Formulas and Facts
Geometry Study Guide
Geometry, Topology and Physics
Geometry, Topology, Localization and Galois Symmetry
Great Astronomers
H
Handbook of Formulae and Physical Constants
High School Mathematics Extensions
Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists
History of Astronomy
Homeomorphisms in Analysis
How to Use Experimental Data to Compute the Probability of Your Theory
I
Intelligent Systems
Intrinsic Geometry of Surfaces
Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology
Introduction to Cancer Biology
Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Cosmology
Introduction to Elementary Particles
Introduction to General Relativity
Introduction To Finite Mathematics
Introduction to Particle Physics Notes
Introduction to PID Controllers
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Chemistry
Introduction to Quantum Noise, Measurement and Amplification
Introduction to Social Network Methods
Introduction to String Field Theory
Introduction to the Time Evolution of Open Quantum Systems
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Introductory Computational Physics
Introductory Physics 1
Introductory Physics 2
K
Kinetic Theory
L
Laboratory Manual for Introductory Physics
Laws of Physics
Learn Physics Today
Lecture Notes in Discrete Mathematics
Lecture Notes in Quantum Mechanics
Lecture Notes in Nuclear and Particle Physics
Lecture Notes in Particle Physics
Lecture Notes on General Relativity
Lectures on Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology
Lectures on Particle Physics
Lectures on Riemann Zeta-Function
Light and Matter
M
Mag 7 Star Atlas Project
Many Particle Physics
Math Alive
Mathematical Analysis I(Zakon E)
Mathematical Biology
Mathematical Methods
Mathematical Methods 1
Mathematical Methods for Physical Sciences
Mathematical Methods of Engineering Analysis
Mathematics, Basic Math and Algebra
Mathematics for Computer Science
Mathematics for Computer Science
Mathematics for Computer Scientists
Mathematics For Engineering Students
Mathematics Formulary
Motion Mountain
Music: A Mathematical Offering
Mysteries of the Sun
N
Natural Disasters
New Frontiers in Graph Theory
Noise Control, Reduction and Cancellation Solutions in Engineering
Nondestructive Testing Methods and New Applications
Nonlinear Optics
Notes on Coarse Geometry
Notes on Elementary Particle Physics
Notes on Quantum Mechanics
O
Observing the Sky from 30S
On Particle Physics
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
P
Particle Physics Course Univ. Cape Town
Particle Physics Lecture Notes
People’s Physics Book
Perspectives in Quantum Physics: Epistemological, Ontological and Pedagogical
Photons, Schmotons
Physics Lectures
Physics Tutorials
Physics Study Guides
Pioneers of Science
Practical Astronomy
Practical Astronomy for Engineers
Preparing for College Physics
Primer Of Celestial Navigation
Principal Component Analysis – Multidisciplinary Applications
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Volume 1
Q
Quantum Dissipative Systems
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Fluctuations
Quantum Information Theory
Quantum Magnetism
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics: A Graduate Course
Quantum Mechanics: An Intermediate Level Course
Quantum Notes
Quantum Physics Notes
Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems
Quantum Transients
R
Recreations in Astronomy
Relativistic Quantum Dynamics
Relativity: The Special and General Theory
Review of Basic Mathematics
Riemann Surfaces, Dynamics and Geometry Course Notes
S
Short History of Astronomy
Sintering of Ceramics – New Emerging Techniques
Solitons
Some Basic Principles from Astronomy
Special Relativity
Spherical Astronomy
Star-Gazer’s Hand-Book
Statistical Physics
Street-Fighting Mathematics
String Theory
Structures of Life
Supernova Remnants: The X-ray Perspective
Superspace: One Thousand and One Lessons in Supersymmetry
System of Systems
T
The Astrobiology Primer: An Outline of General Knowledge
The Astronomy and the Bible
The Astronomy of the Bible: An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture
The Basic Paradoxes of Statistical Classical Physics and Quantum Mechanics
The Beginning and the End
The Beginning and the End of the Universe
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Sun
The Convenient Setting of Global Analysis
The Eightfold Way: The Beauty of Klein’s Quartic Curve
The General Theory of Relativity
The Geology of Terrestrial Planets
The Geometry of the Sphere
The Handbook of Essential Mathematics
The Moon: A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features
The Open Agenda
The Origin of Mass in Particle Physics
The Particle Detector Brief Book
The Physics Hypertextbook
The Physics of Quantum Mechanics
The Planet Mars
The Small n Problem in High Energy Physics
The Story of Eclipses
The Story of the Heavens
The Structure of Life
The Wonder Book of Knowledge
The World According to the Hubble Space Telescope
The Zij as-Sanjari of Gregory Chioniades (June 27, 2009)
Three Dimensional Geometry
U
Understanding Physics
Unfolding the Labyrinth
Utility of Quaternions in Physics
Uses of Astronomy
HOW TO WRITE A STRONG COLLEGE ESSAY
So, it’s that time of year again: college application deadlines are upon us. The regular decision deadline is only two weeks away and most of applicants are scrambling to finish their college essays. I thought it would be helpful to make a post about how to write a strong college essay. I was accepted Early Decision to Dartmouth and Early Action to the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan so I must have done something right with my essays.
1) WRITE YOUR OWN ESSAY
I know this is a no-brainer for most people but it bears repeating. DO YOUR OWN WORK! Don’t let any well-meaning parent, teacher, friend, sibling, counselor etc. write any part of your essay. This is your work and it’s supposed to be about your voice; show who you are in your essay not who your parent is. I know how stressful college essays are but don’t succumb to the pressure to have someone else write your essay. There can be serious consequences if you’re found out i.e. you will get your acceptance rescinded and you might have your name blacklisted at every college you apply to. Bottom line is, don’t do it.
2) WRITE ABOUT A TOPIC THAT YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT/DEFINES YOU
This is one of the most important steps. Don’t make yourself into a different person in order to please college admissions counselors. If you love cooking and have a story to tell about it, go for it. If you love soccer and have a story to tell, go for it. If you have a personal defining moment to share, go for it. Don’t ever think that “Oh, I shouldn’t write about X, because it looks stupid and it won’t get me into (insert name of prestigious school)” Nothing is stupid if it’s from the heart. It sounds cheesy, I know, but be you. Your voice and personality are more likely to shine through if you write about something you feel deeply about or that has strongly affected you. It’s also helpful to choose something that isn’t overly covered in your application because it’s redundant. For example, I play chess competitively and it was the defining aspect in my application, but on my college essays, I avoided it like the plague. In my common app essay I wrote about my love for French (which wasn’t really covered on my application) and one of my supplements dealt with my love for math. But also, be smart, don’t choose something that makes you look bad i.e. something illegal, some questionable activities etc. If you’re still stuck on choosing a topic, the college essay guy has some good brainstorming exercises. You can find them here. I really can’t help you that much with choosing a topic. This part is all you. Look deep within yourself to find the right topic. And don’t be afraid of being “cliche”. Nothing is cliche if you write about it in a personal and engaging way.
3) FREE WRITE, FREE WRITE, FREE WRITE
Once you’ve got your topic, you’re ready to start. This is the step that helped me the most when writing my college essays. I would always get stuck when I tried to write my essay in an actual format and nothing seemed to work. When I discovered free writing, everything changed and I had my essays done in no time. For free writing what you do is you sit down with a blank sheet of paper or a blank word document, pick your poison, and you write for a designated amount of time. I usually put in my headphones, listened to my favorite music, and just wrote for 15-30 minutes on my essay topic. What’s nice is that by free writing, you’re escaping the conventions of normal writing; you’re putting down your thoughts as they come to you on paper and thus you become raw and real and thus, more authentic. The key is to not edit. Just write for your allotted slot of time. When you’re done, go over what you’ve written and pick out the best statements (There will be some, I promise) and repeat the process again if you want. This is how I got some of the best and most powerful parts of my essay, by free writing.
4) HAVE A STRUCTURE
Please, please, please don’t skip this step. If you don’t have a structure, your well-thought essay could all go up in smoke. Here is where your four years of high school english come into play. You want a clear introduction that introduces your topic (but please, no thesis) and a clear closing paragraph that wraps up your essay. The body paragraphs can be used any way you choose but you MUST have an intro and conclusion. Try to start your opening in the middle of the action because it acts like a hook and keeps the reader interested.
5) FOUR IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Once you’ve written a draft of your essay, congratulations! But you’re not done yet. Now you need to go over your essay and edit it to perfection. This step is key! Skipping this step is asking for a rejection letter, you just don’t do it. The best thing to do after writing your first draft is to not look at it for a day, this allows you to edit your essay with a fresh view. In editing your essay and working towards your final draft, you want to make sure you go through four drafts. Four drafts is enough to fine tune your essay till it’s pretty close to perfect and enough time to realize if your essay topic or structure isn’t right and that it’s time to start over. Here are some things you want to look for and correct in your four drafts:
Spelling (Duh)
Grammatical errors
Punctuation (It helps with the flow)
Maintaining consistency in the point of view of your essay
Consistency with tenses (don’t switch tenses in a time frame i.e. don’t go from past to future when you’re writing about an even that happened five years ago)
Check your plurals
Make sure you can hear your voice
Is the concept you’re writing about appropriate?
Did you present the topic in an engaging and interesting manner?
Is your structure flawed?
Is your tone too dry?
Are you digging deep enough?
Is the point of the essay coming across?
Does the essay flow?
Is your ending too abrupt?
Are you using too many cliches?
Is your vocabulary to stiff and academic (trying to make yourself look smart but actually sounding really conceited)
Are you too formal?
Are you too informal?
Are you using too many adverbs?
Are you using strong verbs?
Do you have too many adjectives?
Are you too vague?
Are you quoting people (don’t do it)?
Make sure you’re concise
Are you too poetic?
Are you not poetic enough?
Draft, draft, draft and make sure you’re improving your essay with each successive draft.
6) GO WITH THE FLOW
Flow is crucial to your essay. College admissions counselors read hundreds of essays a day and the last thing you want is for them to stop in the middle of your essay because you misused a semicolon and your whole essay’s rhythm was ruined. Read your essay out loud and make sure it sounds good and flows well.
7) REVIEW
Great, you’ve got your final draft. Now what do yo do? Chances are, you’ve already spent too much time looking at it so get someone else to look at it. The people I would suggest are parents, English teachers, and possibly friends. Parents and friends can check to see if your voice is shining through and English teachers can make sure your essay flows. Don’t ask your bus driver, your neighbor, or your great aunt Sally to read it. These people have no idea what they’re talking about and their opinion isn’t useful and at worst, detrimental, to your essay. As always, take commentary with a grain of salt. You know your essay and if you don’t agree with someone, no one is making you take their advice (and don’t feel obligated to do so). This is your work after all and you can get a feeling if someone is being helpful or harmful.
8) THE INFAMOUS “WHY US” ESSAY
For this essay, it’s tempting to reuse an essay for multiple colleges. Don’t do it. For each college you want to show why you’re dedicated and interested and chances are, you aren’t interested in all the colleges for the exact same reason. Do you research. Look at the website of your prospective major, look at classes you would be interested to take, look at clubs and extracurriculars you want to be involved in, look up wacky or interesting traditions that the college has. This is the part where you talk about the college visit you had over the summer, the professor with whom you talked, the class you sat in on, the students you chatted with in the dining hall. Tell the college why you want them so that they can see you’re interested and pick you. Reasons not to include are: “You’re ranked X in U.S. news, you’re an Ivy League, you’re very prestigious, your campus is nice, you have (insert statistic)” Don’t tell the college what it already knows - be candid. Why do YOU want to go there. Again, be you! Touch on your experiences and beliefs and why they led you to pick this college.
9) MISCELLANEOUS
Here are some miscellaneous things to wrap up this post.
Always write in first person. This essay is about you so take ownership of it.
Don’t swear in your essay unless it is absolutely essential to the point you’re getting across.
Don’t be cliche
You don’t need to title your essay but for the colleges where you upload a document, it might add another dimension to your essay.
Showcase your personality
Don’t be afraid to ask your English teacher for help
Don’t let others tell you what to write about (I had a friend who wanted applied to Harvard and decided to ask his friend at Harvard what to write about for one of his supplements. His friend gave him a totally ridiculous and offensive prompt and he wrote about it because he thought that because the Harvard student was at Harvard he obviously knew what he was talking about, but regretted it after sending in the application. He didn’t get in)
Feel free to use snippets of other languages but make sure you paraphrase or translate dialogue or long portions.
For short supplements be extra concise. This is the time to be really poetic and adopt an interesting structure.
If you’re not given a word length don’t write a tome. A good rule of thumb is to not write more than 650 words (I’ve heard that college admissions counselors stop reading after that so don’t risk it.)
These are my tips for a strong college essay! I hope it was a little bit helpful and that it made your college essay process a little bit easier. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to hit up my ask. Good luck!
Hello! A lot of you have been asking me where and how I’ve learn multiple languages and well, after a few hours of digging through my browser history and bookmarks, I was able to collect all of these resources. I have personally used all of these, so I can assure you they are useful! If there is something wrong with a website or a link, please let me know. Also, if you have any questions or if you want a learning buddy, my ask box is open. (I speak English and Spanish. I’m learning Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Esperanto)
Note: Learning a new language requires a lot of dedication, more than you actually think! Especially if you’re learning multiple languages at the same time. It isn’t impossible, but it will take time. And by time I mean months and/or years! So please, be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush. Keep in mind that you will mess up and that’s okay. Practice as much as you can. Practice out loud. Talk to yourself if you can. It doesn’t matter if people think you’re crazy. They won’t be thinking the same when you become a polyglot, so don’t mind them. This is for you and your future.
Get started:
Everything listed below is FREE! Some sites do require you to sign up, but that’s for you to keep track of your own process.
Tips to get you started
Language Hacking tips (blog)
More language hacking tips (blog)
The Polyglot Project (Library with foreign books that lets you translate while reading)
How to Learn Any Language
Effective Language Learning
Ankidroid (flashcard maker)
Multiple languages, one website
Duolingo (Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Ukrainian, and Esperanto)
BBC Languages (40 languages)
Learn A Language (18 languages)
Conjuguemos (French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish)
L-lingo (21 languages)
101languages (167 languages)
Languagepod101 (31 languages)
Foreign Services Institute (44 languages)
My Languages (95 languages)
Surface Languages (43 languages)
Lingualia (Spanish)
Linguanaut (16 languages)
OmniGlot (All languages [basic info for some of them])
Memrise (Various languages) (flashcard system)
Livemocha (Various languages)
Polyglotclub
Sharedtalk
Interpals (specify in your profile you only look for language exchange because there can be some creeps in this one)
Couchsurfing
Babbel
Specific Languages
Korean:
Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes! - Really helpful as well
Learnkoreanlp - Focuses on grammar
k-is4korean
Talktomeinkorean
Learn-korean
korean-flashcards - Focuses on vocabulary
Easytolearnkorean
Korean.go.kr/ - Focuses on pronunciation
Lang-8 - Community to correct your entries
Dongsa - Conjugations for verbs
Howtostudykorean- EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to learning hangul and writing structure!
hangulpractice - This blog has some useful posts.
letstteok-korean
Talktomeinkorea (YouTube channel)
fluentkorean
sweetandtasty
seoulistic - For culture lessons
GenkiKorean
Korean Word Game
English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes
Hangul Keyboard - This is also EXTREMELY helpful with Hangul/romanization. It also converts any romanized syllables into hangul
Korean - Reddit threat
Chinese/Mandarin:
Hackingchinese
Chinese-tools - Pretty helpful with pronunciation.
Chinese Open courseware
Chinese Language - Reddit threat
Chinese Textbook
Chineasy
Learn Mandarin
Chinese Hacks
yoyochinese
How can I learn Chinese
Why is Chinese so damn hard?
Japanese:
Learn Japanese I / II - YouTube
Guidetojapanese
Free Japanese lesson
Japaneseclass.jp
thejapanesepage
Japanesepod101
Tofugu
Erin’s Challenge!
Jplang
Yesjapan
Marugoto - Includes culture lessons
Kana Invaders - Fun game for learning Kana
Another great masterpost for Japanese - So many resources!!!
Esperanto:
Note: I did a research and supposedly Esperanto is an easy-to-learn language that helps you with other languages.
Esperantofre
Esperanto “library”
Esperanto Grammar
Esperanto (Duolingo)
German:
Learn German Online
German Language Guide
Mission Berlin - Mystery adventure game
Basic German
Deutsch Lernen
Slow German
Kids’ Games - For vocabulary
Italian:
MIT Open Courseware
Italian Language Guide
Italian Grammar
Italian For Beginners - YouTube
Latin:
Some Latin grammar
Latin Course - YouTube
Portuguese:
Oneness
Ta Falado
Portuguese (Duolingo)
French:
Learn French Guide
Coffee Break French
University of Texas: Francais interactif
Podcastfrancaisfacile
French Language Guide
Lingopolo/french
Le Journal en français facile
News in Slow French
Francolab
Cliffs Notes
Native French Speech
French Podcast
Spanish:
Spanish - About.com
@spanishskulduggery
Study Spanish
Cliffs Notes
Destinos
One Minute Spanish
One Minute Spanish (Latin America focused)
Thai:
Learn Thai Podcast
Woman Learn Thai
Let’s Talk Thai
Thai 101
Lingopolo/thai
Arabic:
Books to Learn Arabic
Mandinah Arabic
Arabic Verbs (PDF)
al3arabiya
Arabic Pronouns (PDF)
Arabic Alphabet / Also Here / And Here!
Arabic For Language Exchange
Peace Corps
Hindi:
A Door Into Hindi
Learning Hindi
NYU Hindi Course
Quillpad - Great for typing
Namaste Dosti
SU Hindi Course
ispeakhindi
Hindi Script
Vietnamese:
VietnamesePod101
Survival Phrases
seasite.niu.edu
Learn Vietnamese Online
Greek:
Some Greek Grammar (New Testament)
Romanian:
Rolang
One Minute Romanian
Welsh:
Say Something in Welsh
Welsh Vocab
Dutch:
Lingopolo/dutch
Learn Dutch
Russian:
Speak Russian
Russian Alphabet
Taste of Russian
Master Russian
Russian Open Courseware
Russian Handwriting
Swedish:
Klartext
SwedishLingQ
Survival Phrases
That’s it. That’s all I have right now. I’ll try to search for more and will keep updating this list! If you have a request for a specific language, just send me an ask. Have fun and good luck!
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I just scheduled my MIT interview. Tips please for the love of god give me tips.
Yay! Go you! Getting it scheduled early is AWESOME! You will do awesome I’m sure. Don’t be nervous! It is not a test. And alumni are nice. They volunteer to do this because they love MIT.
Here’s the thing I wrote on MIT and CMU interview tips. MIT is the second section. :) Also here’s another interview post. It’s focused on Skype interviews, but there’s some good general advice and a funny awkward story about my friend and I at Halloween because I don’t know about you, but stories of other people embarrassing themselves always make me feel better. And like, I might have admitted on the internet that I kissed a plastic pumpkin with Ryan Gosling’s face on it. And I might have just admitted that again.
Anyways…
The MIT interview is really designed to be a conversation. It’s not a resume reading. It’s two people who love science and tech and MIT and one of them just wants to see if you would be a good fit for the school that they love so much.
So a smile goes a long way. So does being relaxed and authentic. Your nerves will go away once it starts I swear!
Don’t feel the need to “look impressive” or whatever. Obviously be professional and courteous, but it’s ok to get super excited about something and not always use that SAT worthy vocab. Basically what I’m trying to say is don’t be a robot. MIT can make robots.
Can you articulate your passions? Did you do things in high school because you cared about them or are you just padding a resume? Are you someone they’d want as a lab partner or roommate? Are you a genuine person that sees a bigger picture? What drives you? These are just some of the things that are sometimes hard to convey in essays and such and therefore things that will come out during your interview.
That’s what the interview is for. It’s to enhance your application and give you a chance to shine beyond paper.
Unless you say something super offensive or say “Michigan Institute of Taxonomy” the interview can’t really hurt you. It’s just a question as to how much it will help you. So hope that relieves some of the pressure because applications are pressure. I promise it’ll be worth it. :)
Remember that MIT people in particular tend to have at least a bit of a making spirit. So if you make something that you can easily show on a device or notebook or something, I recommend bringing it to show them if it comes up. Only if it comes up, though. If you can’t bring it, you can definitely talk about it.
During my interview I talked about my job and making websites and he asked “Oh can I see any?” and pulled out his phone but I was prepared and I brought a tablet so I could show him my sites on a big screen and really talk about my creative process and technical features I incorporated.
But once again, it’s not going to make or break anything. Just if it works for you. I had a friend I met at CPW who brought their sketchbook.
Don’t be too rehearsed, but do some homework. Read blogs and have some ideas of some of the programs and stuff that’s going on at MIT that you’re really into. Also ask questions! This shows that you are generally interested and not only can you learn a lot from alumni, but they love talking about MIT because THEY LOVE MIT! And if they go away from your interview feeling happy because they got to nerd out and relive their college days that’s a win and it’s a win for you because you can learn more about MIT and just college in general. ]
Overall just be prepared to talk about yourself and what you like to do, have done, and what you want to do. And it’s ok if not all of it relates to your major. You want to study nuclear but you love dance? You can talk about dance it’s not going to disqualify you for goodness sakes! But definitely have a somewhat clear idea as to what you’re passionate about and interests are.
Make sure to make it personal; talk about what these activities taught you, talk about a project you did with a club. Be specific and take them into your little world.
Besides that, just be prepared to talk about MIT and why you want to go there. Be genuine and specific. Because it’s not really structured, every interview goes in different directions. So let it.
So remember to breathe and arrive early and Google your person so you know who to approach. Don’t be offended if interviews are back to back; sometimes that’s just how schedules work out. Smile. Breathe. Shake their hand but don’t try to rip it off.
Thank them and send a nice email afterwards.
Hope that helps. Here are some admissions blogs on interviews. If you don’t spend a lot of time on mitadmissions.org I highly recommend it.
Let me know if you still have questions and good luck!!! :D
focus on the languages you’re already learning, said my brain. nah dude LEARN ALL THE LANGUAGES, said my heart. so here we are!! even though i can’t really devote much time to learning japanese at the moment, i think i’ll try to learn some basic japanese over the summer, so these are just the things i’m saving for reference. also, this is for anyone who wants to start learning japanese but doesn’t know where to start! we can do this together ~~ ໒( ﹒ ͜ر ﹒ )७
BASICS
genki i - amazon / pdf
genki - self-study room
majide japanese
tae kim’s guide to japanese + resources page
tofugu + resources page
tangorin (english ⇆ japanese dictionary) + resources page
jisho (another dictionary)
nihongo e na (like google, but dedicated to japanese resources)
/r/JapaneseResources
/r/LearnJapanese
youtube - taekimjapanese / japanesepod101 / TalkInJapan / tofugu
10 things i wish i knew about japanese learning when i was first starting out
HIRAGANA, KATAKANA, & KANJI
hiragana chart
katakana chart
quizlet - hiragana / katakana
cute ios apps - hiragana / katakana
kodansha kanji learner’s course memrise
common kanji
MISCELLANEOUS
numbers & counting
body language
slang
onomato project
your name in japanese
DISCLAIMER & SIDENOTE
i’m not japanese, i just like learning languages is all
remember there is a difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation
just … mindfully respect culture and stuff
(i’m just trying to say “don’t be a weeaboo” politely)
but besides that, i hope this mess of links was somewhat helpful!! feel free to add more things if you know any other resources ( ᐛ )و
HOW TO ACE THAT COLLEGE INTERVIEW
For the most part, the regular decision deadlines have passed. Now, it’s time to think about the final aspect of your application: the alumni or current student interview.
A lot of the very selective and ‘elite’ schools use alumni interviews as part of their application review process but alumni interviews are not only limited to the Ivy League and schools like Stanford, MIT, UChicago etc. There’s somewhat of a myth floating around that alumni interviews aren’t worth much and don’t help your application. That is not true. A former Harvard interviewer helped me prep for my interviews and he said that interviews are actually an important part of the application process. Yes, it is a way to keep alumni connected to their alma mater but interviews help determine fit and personality and can do a lot in terms of admit or deny. An excellent interview can very well be the thing that puts your application in the admit pile and a horrible interview can have a detrimental effect on your application. Well, you might be thinking ‘If the interview can hurt my application, why would I want one?’ The interview will only hurt your application if you don’t prep for it, and that doesn’t mean hiring an overpriced coach but doing your research and coming prepared. So without further ado, here’s how to have a stellar college interview:
1) IF THE INTERVIEW IS OPTIONAL, TAKE IT ANYWAY
Most schools do alumni interviews by invitation only so in that case, if you’re offered an interview, you’re pretty much obliged to take it. However, if you’re applying to a school like UChicago that does optional interviews, take it. When the interview is optional, having vs. not having one is a good way to measure interest in the school. If you really want to get in, you’ll do everything possible to show the admissions office why the should accept you. The interview is one way to do that. Again, interviews asses fit and personality and it adds another dimension to your application; it shows that you’re human, more so than your essays and a ton more than your transcript and test scores.
2) PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE
This means actually spending time going over possible questions and coming up with ideas. Going to an interview unprepared is the worst thing you can possibly do unless you are 1000% sure you can wing it successfully.
Take the time at least a week before the interview and gather a list of possible questions. Go on google and look up possible college interview questions. Set up a google doc and paste as many as you can until you start seeing duplicates. It will look scary at first because there can be upwards of 30 questions but fear not, it’s much easier than it seems.
Once you’ve compiled a list of possible questions, start preparing answers for them. This doesn’t mean having a detailed response for each one and memorizing it. That looks super fake and no one will take you seriously. Instead, look over the questions and see which ones kind of overlap and break them up into groups. After you’ve done that, find an anecdote or story from your life that can help answer those questions. For example, if you have community service or volunteering questions, tie it in to that story you have about the organization you volunteer at. People remember stories, not vague statements and you’ll be helping your interviewer out by giving them a funny or interesting story to write about in their evaluation. Who’s your interviewer more likely to remember and write a favorable review, that one kid who listed all their accomplishments and sounded fake or you who told them a funny story about your first debate tournament and how you got over your fear of public speaking. You’ll sound down to earth, relatable, and friendly which is what you want to go for.
An important question is the ‘Why School X’ question. This is an important one and you need to be prepared. Have some concrete reasons why and show your interest. Be dedicated and passionate and it will show.
Anecdotes will also help you prepare for unusual questions that you might not expect such as the one I got for UChicago: “If you were a desert, what desert would you be?”. Use the anecdote to shape your answer to the question.
Have a list of questions to ask your interviewer about the school. These should be more than just basic, found on the school’s website, I didn’t do my research questions. Ask questions you can’t find online and that only someone who went to the school could tell you.
After you’ve got your anecdotes and stories done, have your parents, siblings, friends, or teachers ask you mock interview questions and see how you do. Remember, the goal is not to have everything memorized but to have a bank of stories you can draw on to inspire your responses.
3) COMMUNICATION IS KEY
A small but trivial part of the interview process is how you communicate with your interviewer before and after the interview.
Before: Respond politely to the initial interview offer but show your enthusiasm for the school. You might even give a little background about yourself to the interviewer so they’ll know a little bit about you before the actual thing. Set a date, time, and place, and stick with it. Don’t reschedule unless it’s an emergency. It looks like your not serious and unprepared if you switch the date two days before the interview. If you need clarifications about anything, don’t be afraid to ask.
After: Hopefully you had a great interview but even if you didn’t, send the interviewer a thank you card or email that thanks them for spending time with you and telling you more about the school. It would be good if you could indicate a specific thing you talked about with the interviewer because it will remind them as well and give them something to write about on the evaluation. Remember, any interview is a good interview as long as you did your part correctly. Sometimes the interviewer doesn’t click with the interviewee and that’s fine. As long as you were polite and talked about yourself, it shouldn’t negatively affect you. EDIT: Here’s a post about writing the thank you email.
4) MENTALITY
Mentality is a big one because it dictates your behavior during the interview. You don’t want to go in scared or hesitant because the interviewer can sense it and it might not be favorable. It’s ok to be a bit nervous but not overly so, or at least if you are, don’t show it. Think about it this way, if the interviewer had to pick only one of the people he or she interviewed to get in to the school, they would pick you. Go in with that mentality and you’ll own the interview. You have to be certain of the above statement when leaving the interview.
5) THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW
Some points about the interview itself. The goal of the interview is an informal way for you to learn more about the school and for the school to learn more about you.
Dress appropriately. This means business casual. No tennis shoes, any jeans that aren’t black, no over the top make up, no too short skirts/dresses, no super tall heels etc. But at the same time, don’t be overly formal. No tuxedos, gowns, or other extravagant clothing. A skirt with a nice shirt and flats/heels would work for girls and dress pants with a button up shirt would work for guys.
Be punctual: A good rule of thumb is to plan to arrive 15 minutes before the interview starts. This will give you a buffer so if you get lost, there’s traffic or an accident, or something else happens, you’ll still have sufficient time to get there and not be late. I would also suggest to scout out the interview location before the interview. See where it is and how long it will take you to get there so you aren’t scrambling on the day of. If you really are late, send your interviewer an email or text to let them know.
Bring a resume: Some interviewers are prohibited by the college from looking at resumes but bring one anyway. It will help remind you of your talking points and if the interviewer does look at resumes, it will make it easier for them to ask questions and it will help them write the review after the interview.
Make eye contact and don’t fidget too much: Get rid of your nerves and jitters and be calm and prepared.
If you don’t know how to answer a question, don’t panic: Take a few seconds and use an anecdote. Once you start telling the story, it will give you time to think and answer the question properly. It’s ok if you miss a question or two because the interviewer will be expecting it and you’re human after all. Just don’t miss all of them.
If you’re asked an opinion question, try not to be offensive or overly opinionated: You don’t know your interviewer’s views on certain situations and you don’t want to accidentally offend them. Be polite and express your opinions without acting superior or trying to impose your opinions on them. Don’t make up stuff if you have no idea what they’re talking about. It could backfire on you.
Don’t live inside your head. Don’t spend too much time thinking and stare off into space. Articulate your thoughts in a clear and concise manner.
Don’t try to be someone you’re not.
Don’t zone off, no matter how boring your interviewer is.
It’s not recommended to bring a notebook to the interview to take notes. Remember, it’s informal.
Don’t worry about the length of the interview.
Turn off your cell phone.
If the interviewer offers to buy you a drink or snack, don’t say no but don’t go extravagant. Get something small and something that won’t make a mess.
Don’t put on too much perfume or cologne.
With that being said, don’t worry too much. You’ll do great! Go and ace that college interview! My ask is open if you have any questions.
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