<p>best school for unique languages, like arabic or african languages. </p>
<p>please, i know harvard has a great program, but i don't want to even apply there (mainly b/c i wouldn't get in)</p>
<p>i'm especially looking for a LAC versus a university</p>
<p>Well, Berkeley has many rare languages, but it's no lac.</p>
<p>Columbia has many rare languages. If you're a girl, you could go to Barnard (women's LAC) and take classes at Columbia.</p>
<p>Cornell offers about 40 languages, including quite a few I'd never heard of before coming here. Yes, it's a university, but it's notably easier to get into than Harvard (though by no means easy, of course).</p>
<p>Berkeley even has hieroglyphic and cuneiform classes. Talk about obscure...</p>
<p>Middlebury is supposedly known for their language program and I know GW has Arabic.</p>
<p>Middlebury is a very good school. also, a lot of schools in the DC area have a strong language emphasis... georgetown, for one. UVA also offers one of the most diverse summer intensive language programs I've seen. I think that says something about their year-round programs as well.</p>
<p>Georgetown, Penn, University of Chicago, and University of Michigan are very, very strong in many obscure languages. What are you looking for specifically?</p>
<p>UMich/Georgetown/NYU/Columbia/Cornell/Berkeley/UChicago/Penn/GW have a reputation for great language programs. Arabic is actually a fairly common language at colleges nowadays. Not so sure about African languages</p>
<p>NYU is pretty strong, of course it's not a liberal arts college.</p>
<p>african languages at any LACS or anywhere for that matter?</p>
<p>(this does not include arabic)</p>
<p>What African languages in particular? If you're looking for some specific ones, check the college in advance (their website should tell you what they offer; you can call if you need to).</p>
<p>swahili or some other widely spoken one</p>
<p>Arabic is not an obscure language at all!</p>
<p>i realize that arabic is NOT obscure, its just rarer at college campuses, epsecially if you want an actual teacher (not the here's your tape, practice)</p>
<p>Indiana University
<a href="http://college.indiana.edu/foreignlanguage/languages.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://college.indiana.edu/foreignlanguage/languages.shtml</a></p>
<p>gonzo, at Berkeley, you will ba able to practice most obscure languages with native speaker Cal students. You will also have more international cultural exposure. You can for example live at the International House, along with 300 foreign students (and 300 american ones.) Great dorm for upper div students.</p>
<p>It's more about developing a good outlook on the world than just learning the language itself.</p>
<p>thanks, i've always loved berkeley, but i don't know if i could get in though</p>
<p>i have a 4.19 weighted and 3.89 unweighted
i got a 31 on my ACT
i have three APs this year and three next year
i take spanish, french, and latin
i'm from alabama if that helps with berkeley
i adore langauges with a passion</p>
<p>Swarthmore has a brand new arabic program starting in the fall! (It's been taught in the religion department for years, but they are finally granting it the 1.5 credits that other languages get)</p>
<p>you definitely have at least a shot at the big B</p>