<p>Does anyone know if the foreign language requirement at yale has to be the same foreign language you took in high school or could it be another?</p>
<p>You can try something new.</p>
<p>I'm having trouble understanding the foreign lang. requirements. despite searching the Yale web site. </p>
<p>Is it one year ? I read something about it can be waived if you study abroad?</p>
<p>by the way, are the SAT II results considered for placement if I don't have any AP in languages, or I must take a placement test?</p>
<p>This explains Yale's Foreign Language requirements: <a href="http://www.yale.edu/yalecollege/students/advising/requirements/fl.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/yalecollege/students/advising/requirements/fl.html</a></p>
<p>If you want to do a new foreign language, then the requirements differ slightly. Normally, you would have to take 3 semesters of the new language in order to meet the language requirement, but if you place into an L5 course (5th semester language courses and higher are designated L5) in your original language (either by receiving a 4 or 5 on the AP Test, or by taking a placement test), then you need only take 2 semesters of a new language to meet the requirement,</p>
<p>For instance, when I arrived at Yale, I had a 5 on the AP Spanish Language test. That meant I could meet the language requirement either by taking one semester of L5 Spanish, or by taking two semesters of a new language.</p>
<p>Angelutza: you would need to take a placement test. But, I notice that you are from Romania. If your primary language of instruction in school was Romanian (rather than English), you could meet the language requirement by taking one of group of writing-intensive English classes (English 114, 120, or 450).</p>
<p>It looks like it will be 3 courses/semesters. </p>
<p>I know some of the engineering schools are not as big on foreign language and I was thinking Yale would be like that too since there already is such a tight schedule in the engineering programs.</p>
<p>I see this as a waste of time - probably a good enough reason to look elsewhere.</p>
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Ah, yes, foreign languages are a waste of time. Never mind that Americans are far less likely to know a foreign language than people in other developed countries (possibly excepting Britain). Let us simply rest content in the fact that everyone else learns English. And if English ever ceases to be the principal international language, well, luckily, dealing with people from other countries is overrated anyway. </p>
<p>If that's your attitude, Cressida, Yale will be better off without you.</p>
<p>edit: I see that you are actually a parent. I certainly hope your child doesn't share your attitude.</p>
<p>I think knowing at least a foreign language besides English is very important. Even if half of the globe knows English, the other doesn't. In Russia, for example, I have found very few persons that knew English. And don't forget, a foreign language looks very well on your CV in the future.</p>