Emphasizing a Point

Applying to College
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<p>Hey everyone!</p>

<p>I want to emphasize to colleges that I am very involved in languages (Took AP Chinese, SAT Chinese, Teacher's assistant of AP CHinese, Teacher's assistant of SAT Chinese...Will take AP English, took Creative Writing, Newspaper...Took AP French, Frenh Club member, took Spanish I and II) is there any way I can emphasize this in some way or reinforce my strength in languages by joining some sort of collaboration? I basically want to have as many extra curriculars to do with languages as possible but i don't know how.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>seriously, look around you. Random people on the internet cannot tell you were to look for the specific activities you desire. If you really care about languages emphasize that through clubs/classes (as you’ve done) and right about said passion in your essays.</p>

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<p>I’m not asking for ‘people to tell me what to do’, merely advice and suggestions for any clubs/collaborations that I am unaware of.
I already know that I am writing about languages in my essay, I’m just not sure about how to make a meaningful, well-written essay using this topic. Any suggestions?
I apologize for the annoyance.
Thank you nonetheless.</p>

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<p>Write your essay in a different language.
Then attach a translated copy in English.
:D.</p>

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<p>wendi…is that really allowed? That would be very intersting and different.
I want to write my essay about languages, but I don’t know how to make it meaninful (see previous post), any suggestions?
Thanks.</p>

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<p>All joking aside,
go on some foreign exchange programs. Take college courses to further your study of languages, or go to immersion summer camps.</p>

<p>Saint Anne (in Halifax, Canada) is an excellent 5-week French immersion program :).</p>

<p>Or, rather, just study abroad in a Chinese/Spanish/French speaking country during the summers.</p>

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<p>Wendi, thank you for those AMAZING suggestions.
Do you know any specific names for the foreign exchange programs or college courses? I would love to do one in specifically CHina, but I can’t find one (i’ve already tried looking for some)
Thakn you so much!</p>

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<p>See if you can get Rotary or other scholarship to live abroad for a summer or a school year while you’re in college. </p>

<p>Another option is to do one of Concordia College’s language immersion programs. Check those out.</p>

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<p>Well, y’know. If you’re sending a paper application, it can’t hurt to just staple the English version of the essay behind the foreign-language’d one, right? It’s not like they’ll just take a look at it and promptly disregard it. </p>

<p>…I hope. Really can’t offer much advice on the essay. </p>

<p>To the best of my knowledge, whether there is a foreign exchange program or not depends on whether your school offers it or not. If your school offers it, great! If not, get involved and see if you can start up a foreign exchange program. This would probably be extremely time-consuming and involve a lot of administrative hassle, though. </p>

<p>Know a Chinese family? Ask if you can join them on their trip to China. Pay your own ticket & food and bring gifts for their relatives as offerings d:.</p>

<p>For college courses… I really can’t help you, there. Go to your local college and see if you can enroll in any Chinese courses there. Or, if your school has an independent study option, you can apply(? not sure how the process would work at your school), and find a mentor to help you further your study in Chinese. </p>

<p>You can also do community service in China/some other country. You know those Honduras/Mexico/Third World trips that people go on for community service? Yeah, that’s the idea. I can’t help you out on this, but your guidance counselor could probably give you the name of some organizations like this. </p>

<p>Another idea is to just tutor kids in various languages, either solo or through some peer-tutoring program at the school. It looks cute if you are tutoring little kids d:. </p>

<p>ALSO:
(Not sure if this option is available to you, but we have it here where I live)
At some hospitals/clinics, you can volunteer as a translator for people who don’t speak/are not fluent in English for doctors or nurses. Basically, the work would involve just asking routine questions (“Any medical problems? What medicine are you taking? How many kids…? Etc”). This would earn tons of hospital service hours which looks extra good on your application. </p>

<p>Oh, some things that might help:
If you’re strong in the sciences, you could also aim to become a WHO doctor that basically travels to different countries in need d:
Or if you’re aiming at being a diplomat or ambassador, join your school’s Model United Nations. This’ll emphasize the fact that you actually want to do something with your plentiful knowledge of languages rather than just… know them.</p>