<p>I've never heard it mentioned with classics, but it's a possibility. I'd say it'd probably in the chinese dept, and probably as a grad course.</p>
<p>I wish our school offered Latin... Everglades sucks ass... But I'm studying Italian and it's just as cool! Next year, I'm taking the new AP Italian Language and Culture! Viva Italia!</p>
<p>It really annoyed me when I saw that they were having an AP Italian class. They should have AP greek, or at least a greek SATII.</p>
<p>Yeah, I see what you mean RaboKarabekian. CollegeBoard is really messed up in a lot of ways. Take SAT II Italian for example: it's great that it offers it, but only on December? C'mon!</p>
<p>Well, at least CollegeBoard is planning to offer AP Russian and Japanese and Chinese. Hey, they're trying! :p</p>
<p>Yeah, this is true. I just think it's cheap that they offer SATIIs in which everyone who takes them is a native speaker, but they don't offer Greek, where no one is born knowing it.</p>
<p>I just want to say that in AP Italian, the only thing I'm worried about is the listening comprehension. Our teacher is wonderful, but ironic enough, she doesn't speak it a lot in class and my class mates never have the effort to try to communicate in the language when they are in class. SHould I think twice before picking this class next year if my listening comprehension is questionable? Advice please!</p>
<p>What would you take instead? Presumably, with an AP class, your teacher would make more of an effort to speak in class. Unless you have something else that's good to replace it with, I'd say go ahead with the Italian.</p>
<p>Is it impossible to be a Classics major if I've never taken Latin? (I took Japanese language.)</p>
<p>Heck no! Every college that has a classics majors offers a beginning latin class! ANd usually greek too. Of course it always helps to have previous knowledge, but anyone can start. Try it! You'll liiiiike it! <em>peer pressure</em></p>
<p>All the cool kids are doing Greek.</p>
<p>I agree. Greek is so much cooler than latin. But both are awesome.</p>
<p>Thanks, RaboKarabekian, for clearing that up. =) Yeah, I'll definitely keep considering Classics...provided I get into somewhere good other than Carnegie Mellon (which doesn't have Classics)</p>
<p>Eh, don't know if Greek is better than Latin. I'm doing an independent study this year with "Reading Greek" and participles just put me through the wringer. So where are all the Classics majors looking for schools? I'm already applied, but one of my best friends is also an intended major, but she wants coed liberal arts schools, so I have very few things to say. Anyone have some suggestions?</p>
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<p>Greek >>>>> Latin</p>
<p>Classics LACs:
Amherst
Barnard
Beloit
Bryn Mawr
Colgate
Davidson
Franklin & Marshall
Grinnell
Haverford
Holy Cross
Oberlin
Pomona
Reed
Swarthmore
Trinity (TX)
Wesleyan
Wheaton (MA)
Williams
Wooster</p>
<p>For small, LAC-like universities I'd recommend Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, Rice, and Tufts.</p>
<p>Well, I suppose it's to each her own about Greek vs. Latin. At least we can all agree that it's better than studying a modern language. Thank you for the college suggestions. I'll be sure to email her the list.</p>
<p>I haven't taken Latin. DX I want to major in the Classics, but I haven't taken Latin. =/ I'm still in high school, though. Senior year. I do speak Spanish fluently if that'll help any.</p>
<p>Why did you decide on Classics if you haven't taken Latin? Just a point of curiosity, because I believe Classics is ALWAYS the right decision. And I don't know if Spanish will help a LOT, but knowing languages in general helps because you're used to learning them. Spanish might assist in some vocabulary, and the basics of inflection. I've never taken it though, so I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Because we're covering it in AP English Lit. I always knew I wanted to do Literature, but I wasn't sure whether to do English Lit or some other Lit. But out of all the types of Literature we read and studied, I like the Classics the best.</p>
<p>Spanish will help you as far as pronouns, particularly reflexive, some of the verb forms and endings, and some of the vocabulary. I started taking Latin at UR during my freshman year for my language requirement and I love it! The department here is small, but the professors that I've had so far are excellent.</p>