The Cambridge certificates are good, but in my experience, universities in English-speaking countries usually ask for foreign students to have either a 6.5 or a 7 on IELTS or the TOEFL equivalent. IELTS is the one that I've taught people for, so it's the one I know most about: there's a reading, writing and speaking section (kind of like every foreign language exam ever) where you have to give answers that progress in length and complexity to show off your ability with simple and complex English. The reading ones are occasionally nasty because they're known to use some pretty specialised academic language that you'd have to guess from context - though for the most part you're not expected to know the exact meaning.
I've been looking into a Masters as well, and yeah. There's a huge choice of what to do and where to go, and it all gets a bit baffling after a while.
It sounds like something I'd read :) I don't like a lot of stories like that because they don't tend to world-build or characterise enough for my liking. But it's a fascinating angle - Grindlewald would give an automatic connection to the Master of Death (maybe it's his symbol being used everywhere that drags him to that universe), and Grindelwald winning could have massive implications for Muggles as well as wizards depending on which route you wanted to take that down.
Can I beta? Please, please, please?
Lol, definitely the teacher side. XD I mean, even before I became a teacher I thought she was annoying, but now that I am? I just look at her and think 'oh god no, not in my classroom' because I know first-hand how much trouble a student like that can inadvertently cause. Doodling's not so much of a problem; it's if they distract or discourage the other kids or - as I can see Hermione doing - engaging the teacher in a debate during class time. Ugh.
Also, Marietta Edgecombe? She didn't deserve what happened to her. Not in the slightest. Yes, it led to trouble for the DA, but Marietta was in a horrible position herself. Thanks to Hermione, she has to suffer for that for the rest of her life.
Exactly! The way it was described made it sound like Hermione had just decided and that was that. There was also no mention of possibly contacting the Order and hiding them somewhere like they did with the Dursleys. Obviously, they wouldn't be able to do that for the families of every Muggleborn, but Hermione was pretty high-profile. Surely someone, somewhere down the line, should have realised that her parents were at a higher risk than the average and offered/arranged to help in a way that didn't involve wiping their minds and sending them to the other side of the planet. No? Really?
Oooh, that one's a potential plot that gives me chills. It really does. It needs to be done XD
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Date: 2014-05-11 09:39 pm (UTC)From:I've been looking into a Masters as well, and yeah. There's a huge choice of what to do and where to go, and it all gets a bit baffling after a while.
It sounds like something I'd read :) I don't like a lot of stories like that because they don't tend to world-build or characterise enough for my liking. But it's a fascinating angle - Grindlewald would give an automatic connection to the Master of Death (maybe it's his symbol being used everywhere that drags him to that universe), and Grindelwald winning could have massive implications for Muggles as well as wizards depending on which route you wanted to take that down.
Can I beta? Please, please, please?
Lol, definitely the teacher side. XD I mean, even before I became a teacher I thought she was annoying, but now that I am? I just look at her and think 'oh god no, not in my classroom' because I know first-hand how much trouble a student like that can inadvertently cause. Doodling's not so much of a problem; it's if they distract or discourage the other kids or - as I can see Hermione doing - engaging the teacher in a debate during class time. Ugh.
Also, Marietta Edgecombe? She didn't deserve what happened to her. Not in the slightest. Yes, it led to trouble for the DA, but Marietta was in a horrible position herself. Thanks to Hermione, she has to suffer for that for the rest of her life.
Exactly! The way it was described made it sound like Hermione had just decided and that was that. There was also no mention of possibly contacting the Order and hiding them somewhere like they did with the Dursleys. Obviously, they wouldn't be able to do that for the families of every Muggleborn, but Hermione was pretty high-profile. Surely someone, somewhere down the line, should have realised that her parents were at a higher risk than the average and offered/arranged to help in a way that didn't involve wiping their minds and sending them to the other side of the planet. No? Really?
Oooh, that one's a potential plot that gives me chills. It really does. It needs to be done XD