<p>hi(:
i am a student from italy, and i'd like to apply to a us college.
i want to end studing medicine, so i will probabily choose a science-related degree.
but here in italy i have studied pretty well latin and ancient greek because they are part of the school compulsory program.
so i will take the SAT II Latin, and i am sure i will get an high score. but for ancient greek there is nothing. it will be like i have never studied it.
so i though about something like double-majoring. i want to study for a science barchelor, but i want to take the exam for ancient greek too.
i do not want to take the classes, i do not think i need them.
it that possible?
or what i can do to not make Greek disappers in my education?</p>
<p>If you already have studied ancient Greek to a sufficient standard in your secondary school, you will not have to repeat courses you already have completed. You might be able to start taking upper-level ancient Greek courses right away. </p>
<p>In the US, ancient Greek and Latin courses usually are offered in Classics departments. The typical beginning language sequence consists of two semesters each of elementary and intermediate-level courses. In the elementary-level course, you will learn the grammar and begin to read easy passages. In the intermediate-level courses, you will continue the study of grammar, but read more advanced texts. Some departments offer intensive elementary and intermediate courses that cover the same material in a shorter time. In the US, four years of secondary school courses in a language, usually are considered the equivalent of the elementary and intermediate-level university courses in that language. </p>
<p>A Classics department might take your word that you already have the pre-requisite language knowledge for an advanced course. Or, the department might check your secondary school transcript before allowing you to register for advanced courses. Or, the department might administer its own placement exam to test your prior knowledge. In any case, Classics departments tend to be small and it is relatively easy to arrange placement in the appropriate level of courses.
When my daughter started at her university, she simply registered for upper-level Latin courses on the basis of her high school coursework and grades. She did not take the SAT Latin test, and didn’t even require a placement test. She studied the first semester of elementary ancient Greek, but skipped the second semester of that course to study it on her own. She then registered for intermediate ancient Greek, just on her word that she had learned enough of elementary Greek on her own.</p>
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<p>Thanks for explaining me how it works, that is so helpful!
Yeah, I think I know Ancient Greek pretty well, or at least when I will be attending college I will. I am sure, it is compulsory for five years here. In the first and second year we study the basics (grammar and easy adapted versions) and in the other years we translate author’s versions.
So I will probabily skip only to the advanced course. Or what should I do?</p>
<p>Yes, you probably can skip to an advanced course. As I mentioned, a department may also you to do this just on your say so; it may require a placemen test; or, it may allow this on the basis of your transcript and grades. It all depends on the particular department. Once you are admitted to a university, you can email the department to ask them. </p>
<p>By the way, in the US, an undergraduate student is admitted to a university, not to a particular department (except, sometimes for fields like engineering or art). So, even though you want to major in Classics, your admission to a university won’t be affected by the lack of an SAT subject test in ancient Greek. If the universities that interest you require applicants to submit SAT subject tests, you’ll just have to find a subject test in another field for your application.</p>
<p>The American Classical League administers a National Greek Exam. I think you are too late to register for the March exam, and I don’t know if it will be offered again at a later date in 2013. For admissions purposes, it probably won’t substitute for an SAT subject test, but could submit the results as supplemental information for your admissions application, and a Classics department might accept a high score as evidence that you have mastered enough Greek to enter more advanced courses.
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<p>just one more question 
can i do both classes like ancient greek and something like biology/chemistry/physics… ?</p>
<p>thank you,any way.
this made my mind more clear!</p>
<p>Yes, you can study more than one field. The traditional way to do this is to select one subject for a major field and another subject for a minor field. More recently, many students choose to “double-major”, i.e., they complete the requirements for two major fields.</p>
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<p>Thanks for helping(:</p>
<p>why are you going to the us to study medicine? it’ll be 4 extra years in education that you don’t need, and you’re not gonna have better access to american med schools because admissions will be dampened by your (i presume) non-us citizenship, rather than anything else. the italian system is well-regarded in america, and it would be far cheaper and more expedient to study medicine at like roma tre or something and then apply to work in the us or apply for your specialization than the other way around.</p>
<p>that said, if you do go, you don’t actually have to major in the sciences to do medschool. you can major in classics and take pre-med requirements.</p>
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<p>i go to the us (or the uk if no us college get me it) because… well a lot of things. i want to live on my own,far away from my country,i want to talk english everyday, think in english,listen english… And I love the lots of opportunities us colleges give. like having clubs,associations,honors,greek life,a lot of ecs…
i know, if i stay here in italy i can be a doctor in 6 years, but i do want to do a barchelor degree. i do want explore other instresting areas, not only focus on science ones. I love science, but I am instrested even in other things.</p>
<p>but do med schools rarely accept international students? i do not have an us citizenship!
i think (for now) that i’d like to do a recidency in emergency medicine, which doesen’t exist in Italy. But i even would like going to work in India, I still do not know…</p>
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