<p>i have a few questions regarding the harvard app:</p>
<p>when they ask for abilities in other languages, how proficient do you have to be?
i took 4 years of French, so is that good enough for at least an S (speak)? despite the fact that i got a 530 on the SATs for that. (yeh, ouch)</p>
<p>for summer activities, is it alright to list summer employment?</p>
<p>and if i sent in a supplementary rec, should i list that under supplementary materials? or additional info.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>about the language question, you could mention that you speak french, and if that is the crucial factor that gets you into Harvard, you can spend the 4-5months before you get to Harvard honing up your french skills! Of course it could backfire if you have an interview and your interviewer starts speaking in french.</p>
<p>but since you have learnt french for 4 years, i guess you can speak it pretty well (SAT scores notwithstanding) so yes, include it.</p>
<p>"for summer activities, is it alright to list summer employment?"</p>
<p>It's a summer activity. So yes. I certainly did.</p>
<p>haha, a french-speaking interviewer. never thought about that. lol
thanks guys!</p>