おわり!

[oloriel]

Oh ye gods and little fishes, my exam results finally showed up. And I passed. And the two missing results are decent, too (1.7 in Japanese, 1.3 in English Literature (with Prof-whose-style-I-do-not-get-at-all, too! Adding a touch of feminist ranting was apparently a good idea.).

Assuming that I did the calculations correctly, which isn't entirely certain because the guide on the uni page is somewhat unclear, my final grade would accordingly be:
2.1.

Measured by my expectations from the start, that's a disappointment; measured by my re-assessed expectations after the bloody thesis, it's a relief. On the whole, the disappointment factor prevails, but eh well. Not much to do about it. And: At least it's over. Yes, NOW it's over!



Time to write job applications, I guess. And hope I find someone who's nice and/or stupid enough to employ someone with a suspiciously round belly and an unexciting degree in Weird Stuff. *le sigh* Complications, complications.

Comments

[hhimring]

Great! Well done, especially for getting 1.3 in the exam you were so anxious about!

I've been told that German employers have grown more children-friendly in recent years and hope it's true. Good luck with the job hunt! If you need something you can do from home to tide you over, you could perhaps try translating non-fiction (manuals, technical stuff, etc.). I've heard that it pays better than translating fiction (which publishers tend to assume is a labour of love and should therefore not be paid properly), and surely there can't be too many people around who can translate stuff from or into Japanese?

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I'll find out, I guess!
There probably aren't many, but more's the pity, I'm not one of them either. My Japanese is LOUSY (now I can admit it! ^^) even when it comes to everyday language, and technical or other specific forms of the language I've never even looked into... Not that I'll tell that to any potential employers, but I wouldn't want to wager on my awesome Japanese skillz ;)

[hhimring]

Well, as they say, the point of studying isn't so much to learn things as to learn how and where to look things up...

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

True that. But I'd still feel more comfortable if I just, you know, knew things anyway. Otherwise, why study for eight years? >_>