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  • Mar 10, 2020

    Little backstory: Eritrea, this country in NE Africa that I have family from speaks a language called Tigrinya. I’m thinking about becoming fluent in Tigrinya. Do you think Stanford will care if I do? I’m really trying to work on extra-curricular activities because I already have more than good enough grades to get in. So anyone who would have any idea, lmk below.

  • Mar 10, 2020

    Yeah. Stuff like that always helps

  • Mar 10, 2020

    Learning another language is always beneficial, you don't need to justify learning it for college admissions

  • Mar 11, 2020
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    If you can pay they will take you

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    There's no point learning tgrilla or whatever that north African bullshit is unles ur tryna get a career highjacking fishing boats or trafficking children op

  • Mar 11, 2020
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    Mos Bit

    There's no point learning tgrilla or whatever that north African bullshit is unles ur tryna get a career highjacking fishing boats or trafficking children op

    Was this post really necessary

  • Mar 11, 2020
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    Smoofer

    Was this post really necessary

    Learning a language takes hundreds of hrs u rly think op gona get enough out of dis language nobody even heard of 2 justify that?

  • Melz ⚜️
    Mar 11, 2020

    Definitely would help but is a lot of work

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    Mos Bit

    Learning a language takes hundreds of hrs u rly think op gona get enough out of dis language nobody even heard of 2 justify that?

    I mean if it’s strictly for college ya his time is better spent elsewhere. But damn let the man enrich himself through his culture if he wants

  • Mar 11, 2020
    Mos Bit

    There's no point learning tgrilla or whatever that north African bullshit is unles ur tryna get a career highjacking fishing boats or trafficking children op

    And so it begins...

  • Mar 11, 2020

    Waste men of ktt doing what they do best

  • Mar 11, 2020

    It’s worth it either way if you have family that speak Tigrinya

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    Jim Halpert

    If you can pay they will take you

    If he’s aiming for somewhere like Stanford, this definitely isn’t true

  • Mar 11, 2020
    Ronin

    If he’s aiming for somewhere like Stanford, this definitely isn’t true

    Depends on how much one can pay

  • Mar 11, 2020
    Arch

    Little backstory: Eritrea, this country in NE Africa that I have family from speaks a language called Tigrinya. I’m thinking about becoming fluent in Tigrinya. Do you think Stanford will care if I do? I’m really trying to work on extra-curricular activities because I already have more than good enough grades to get in. So anyone who would have any idea, lmk below.

    that's one of the biggest things they care about is language fluency

  • Even if it doesn’t further your career you should absolutely 100% learn it. I need to learn my own language, Igbo so that I can teach it to my kids. It hurts going back home and not understanding a lot of what my own people are saying.

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    I’m habesha too OP. Kemey alekha

  • Mar 11, 2020

    They care about languages but only the important ones. English, Spanish, Mandarin. Anything else you just get a "good for you" sticker.

    Personally I wouldn't waste time becoming fluent in tigrinya but if it's important to you and you feel like you'll be in a position to use that skill in the future then do your thing.

  • Mar 11, 2020
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    Black John Wick

    I’m habesha too OP. Kemey alekha

    Egziabheri yimesigeni my guy

  • Mar 11, 2020
    Mos Bit

    There's no point learning tgrilla or whatever that north African bullshit is unles ur tryna get a career highjacking fishing boats or trafficking children op

    He has family that speaks this language, and you can learn things just to have more knowledge not everything has to make money

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    Mos Bit

    There's no point learning tgrilla or whatever that north African bullshit is unles ur tryna get a career highjacking fishing boats or trafficking children op

    mad cause he only speaks English

  • Mar 11, 2020

    what's up with the weirdos itt saying that it's useless to pursue a lesser known language? I bet you the people saying that aren't even fluent in anything more than English.

    op, learning languages doesnt have to be about how ""useful"" the language is. if tigrinya means something to you, you should study it regardless. colleges will love to hear about your journey in becoming fluent in it, and it teaches you discipline in studying.

  • Mar 11, 2020
    SCHNAUZER

    mad cause he only speaks English

    Me hablo espanol un poquito homie

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    Egziabheri yimesigeni my guy

    Tsebbuq haw
    Don’t listen to these crackers/ignorants OP. Knowing more than one language is important. I wish I spoke Tigrinya fluently.