<p>So I have a 99.4% in Chinese II H right about now...pretty good right? Well, I have a Chinese last name, so wouldn't colleges assume that I already know Chinese, and I'm just taking this class for an easy grade? I have never had any instruction in Chinese before middle school Chinese, so...</p>
<p>Obviously I don't want to drop my grade a few points on purpose, but I don't really see how a 100 (99.5%+) would be beneficial in any way...</p>
<p>not to brag or anything but I'll probably have 98%+'s in both Chinese III and IV honors since there are REALLY stupid people taking Chinese and the tests/quizzes are STUPIDLY EASY. </p>
<p>Obviously I can't avoid this since this class will show up on my transcript, but should I stick to Chinese all four years or what?</p>
<p>Ummm… Just because you have a Chinese last name/you’re Chinese or whatever, doesn’t mean you’ll be good at it. I’m in Spanish ll this year- I’m not Spanish, I’m African-American/Multiracial. I have a 92 in that class, plus some Spanish people in my class don’t know everything. It’s hard learning a second language, and you already know a lot so you can’t really say they’re “stupidly easy” for the other classmates. The more rigorous your classes, the better your chances. If you want to switch than ask your guidance counselor or whoever. Though, you’re at risk of being put in the regular class- unless you have enough background knowledge in that class. Your choice.</p>
<p>Too many chinese kids from China get 800 Sat II.</p>
<p>^ That’s actually not true, the pronunciation on the listening part on the SAT II is very different from what “normal Chinese” is like. (Speaking from experience as a person who was born in China and speaks Chinese on a daily basis…) So that section was actually kind of iffy.</p>
<p>But back to the OP, I think you should stick with it - I don’t think colleges assuming things should stop you from learning something. I also don’t think that it would be fair for them to presume that you’re taking the class just for an easy A. A lot of people with Asian last names take Chinese, and they’ve never had any experience with it before.</p>
<p>Your transcript will look best with four years of a single language. So stick with Chinese.</p>
<p>But also, stop worrying about how your transcript looks.</p>
<p>@sk99 I know I’ll get A+'s through Chinese 4H.
Honestly most of the kids in honors Chinese aren’t the brightest. Most of them are in on-level classes, and they only got into honors Chinese because the middle school Chinese teacher inflated the grades so much and allowed anyone to retake every quiz. The high school teacher is the same too. She gives open book tests, makes the quizzes/tests super easy, etc. because most of the class can’t keep up.</p>
<p>AP Chinese may be different b/c the exam is standardized, but I can already tell you that Chinese 2-4 are gonna be a walk in the park.</p>