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Haha when you say it like that it sounds so big-headed!! Yes, it has happened before, although I must stress that it was only really at the very end of my year abroad that I managed to get to such a level! My Spanish is still good but I've lost some fluidity and it's become more accented subsequently, it must be said - inevitable when living outside of the country. To answer your question though, I started studying Spanish at university when I was 18, and generally they don't prescribe a variety of the language to teach you, but my teachers have always been Mexican. But we didn't use just Mexican materials, but a mix of Spanish and Latin American. The year abroad is really your best shot at fluency and authenticity - but it really depends on the individual. Some people live and work in a country for years without acquiring a good accent.

I enjoyed your sig. That is all.

There are other ways to do it, as I personally have neither (well, my parents are generous with what they have, but they're not rich so I can't live off them and would probably feel too guilty even if I could), but had I known how hard it was going to be financially I would definitely have thought twice about it as living off bar work wages isn't easy.

I would say I'm very proficient but I haven't achieved native level fluency yet, my accent scares French children I'm really enjoying studying here, I love my course, my uni, my friends and of course the city itself

You're welcome, and good luck with the rest of college and UCAS stuff

Thought I'd write here so the thread doesn't go off topic I'm not an expert on applications for all foreign unis as I've only ever applied in the UK and France, but basically just apply directly to the university in question or use the country's centralised uni application system (like UCAS) if they have one. No government funding unfortunately, so unless you find a scholarship or your parents are very generous, financially it can be extremely difficult (tuition fees in France may be free, but rent is not ).

Hello, how are things going for you?

Same I'm revising the book first and then past papers at the beginning of June

hello again Just wanna know, are you doing all the past papers or revising from a revision guide?

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Do you have any breif notes for Chemistry, Biology & Physics unit 2 (just really short ones for the first sector of the specification..) I tried copy and pasting the specifications but it's way too long lol. Thanx if u can ;D

Hello my friendd I need your help on a maths question lol ^.^ It goes: write x2 +10x -12 in the form (x-a)2squared+b. Thankssss xDDD if you can.