English Post-Grad Question

Graduate School
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<p>Most (if not all) post-grad English programs requires proficiency in two foreign languages, or advanced knowledge in one. </p>

<p>What exactly do they mean by "proficiency," and up to what level of foreign language should I take to make this "proficiency" criteria?</p>

<p>And what about the second option? Approximately how many classes should one take in order to pursue this option?</p>

<p>I'm looking a lot into Cal and UCLA, so if anyone can add extra info about these schools, it'd be great.</p>

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<p>Reading knowledge. </p>

<p>Most big universities offer summer intensive classes that will fulfill the requirement. (They are sometimes free!) If you're planning on nailing one while an undergrad, they're typically looking for a B+ (sometimes called a "quality grade") or better in an upper division class. Here at Penn that would mean 5 semesters: 2 elementary, 2 intermediate, 1 upper division.</p>

<p>My understanding is that if you go the examination route, they'll put you in a room with a dictionary, a recent journal article in the language and a proctor. You'll have three hours to produce a reasonable translation.</p>

<p>I don't think they're anything to worry about. Study the web pages of the schools you're interested in and look for something like a "Grad Student Handbook" - probably a PDF link somewhere. That will have all the requirements spelled out. If you can't find it, call the school and ask for a copy.</p>

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<p>for the love of god, don't p.hd in english.</p>

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<p>why's that? (10 chars)</p>

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<p>For English, Cal is better than UCLA.</p>

<p>My friend from UCLA however...Got rejected to Stanford (top choice); but into Cambridge (pretty damn impressive, if you ask me). </p>

<p>Her credentials were:
Rhodes Scholar Nominee
98 percentile for GRE and subject tests I believe
3.9ish gpa</p>

<p>EDIT: Nothing better than studying English in England :)</p>

<p>What grad programs do you want to get into Pellman?</p>

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<p>Not to sure yet, but Harvard, Stanford, and Cal comes to mind.</p>