<p>compared to others such as race, income, legacy, etc. Would the multiple language angle be viewed more positively coming from an Asian male? Hey, it's not math/science!</p>
<p>In order of fluency:
English
Korean - used regularly/rarely visit/technically my native tongue
Chinese - used regularly/rarely visit (uncle)/taken classes
Spanish - used regularly/taken classes
Arabic - taken classes </p>
<p>I haven't tested in any of them as of yet. Would a formal study abroad program help strengthen the hook? Or would 1-3 month visits be viewed as the same?</p>
<p>I searched some old topics but couldn't get an idea of how strong, or weak, of a hook this is.</p>
<p>If you want to "prove" that you're good/fluent in that language, then you should take the SAT subject test for it (or something equivalent). You can also stress it in your essay and it'll definitely be one of your "selling points", but I doubt it'll be a "hook" - especially if you're not fluent in them.</p>
<p>most asian applicants speak their english and whatever language their parents speak fluently. then there is the school they learn in middle school or high school like spanish, german, french, japanese or whatever. </p>
<p>so that is 3 languages that are relatively fluent. </p>
<p>you may have taken classes, but that hardly means you are fluent. fluent meaning can hold a normal conversation easily.</p>
<p>I can hold meaningful conversations in all languages listed except Arabic. My Chinese and Spanish is pretty much on par with my Korean. I did say that I use them all, minus Arabic, regularly. I speak Spanish with my co-workers 40 hours/week. For Chinese, I had a good opportunity to immerse myself in the culture for 2 summers. I plan on going back this summer unless I can find an inexpensive 1-3 month stay in the Arab world. As stated before, I have not done any formal study abroad programs.</p>
<p>I took all three classes at my CC. I was only able to do it, and do it well, because I had great resources for Chinese (visiting my uncle) and Spanish (daily usage with my co-workers). Arabic was the only class I had to devote time to.</p>
<p>CHI 101 - A
CHI 102 - skip
CHI 201 - A
CHI 202 - A</p>
<p>SPA 101 - skip
SPA 102 - A
SPA 201 - A
SPA 202 - A</p>
<p>ARA 101 - B
ARA 102 - A
ARA 201 - A
ARA 202 - enrolled</p>
<p>I do have a sincere interest in all of the aforementioned languages. However, I'd be lying if I said I'm not disappointed in the fact that they don't carry much weight in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Well looking at all of my classmates, almost all of them are able to speak at least two languages well, if not three, and I actually know quite a few who know four or more. So being well spoken in multiple languages is something that is no longer unique. Granted, it's important to keep colleges interested by demonstrating that you are multilingual, but in this day and age it's nothing new unfortunately.</p>
<p>Do well on the subject tests for those languages and it should definately be a plus factor. You got 5 languages whereas most high schoolers who take a foreign lang + speak their native language have 3 so it'll look good. Now hook worthy? Not sure. But any help is good.</p>
<p>This can be a hook, depending on the school. At the "elite" schools, I doubt it'll matter, but at smaller 2nd/3rd tier schools, yeah, it could help.</p>
<p>I received several scholarships based on my knowledge of French and Italian (I began both in high school), and my college recently gave me additional money because I added a Russian major.</p>