<p>Does knowing multiple languages very well (easily able to speak, read, write and listen) help in Huntsman?</p>
<p>I know you have to choose your target language, but would knowledge of multiple(5 or 6 for me) languages be a big boost?</p>
<p>Also, I heard that the program REALLY wants applicants to apply ED...is this true?</p>
<p>Thanks for your time!</p>
<p>Anyone care to respond?</p>
<p>I’m not in huntsman but I’ll try to help with whatever little knowledge I have of the program. I think the program wants a depth in a particular language; I’m sure the multiple languages won’t hurt but I think they want a focus on a particular one. Will it be a BIG boost? probably not (unless learning all those languages was your main EC and you write an essay on what knowing/learning those languages has taught you). Will it help? yes. As for the ED part, I feel that the huntsman program takes a lot of people internationally at least from what I’ve seen most of the class is international. As for the rate, about 40-50 huntsman kids are accepted each year and of that about 20-25 are accepted ED. Hopefully that was helpful: huntsman people feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>Huntsman kids tend to apply with the most obscure language that they’re competent in, and then switch once they get here. Ex: apply as a Swahili target, but switch to Spanish. That example is an exaggeration, but I think you get the message.</p>
<p>DS will be incoming freshman in Huntsman. I can only speak for him, but he’s only proficient in one language, and he was admitted ED.</p>
<p>Heard (unofficially) that Huntsman program accepts roughly 50% of their 45-50 kids in the ED round, and that half of that half are international and half of that half are US. So, if true, appx 12 US and 12 foreign in ED round, and then 12 US and 12 foreign in RA round.</p>
<p>Lots more kids applying overall in RA round, so assuming lots more applicants to Huntsman in RA round (logically), so your best chances would be in applying in ED round.</p>
<p>Basically whatever category you fall into (US ED, foreign ED, US RA, foreign RA) you have appx 12 spots open.</p>
<p>P.S. Not meant to depress you, but of those 12 spots in the above “category” you’d place yourself in, they split fairly evenly between male and female I think. So when applying gender to the equation there’s 6 spots open.</p>
<p>Ivyparent’s understanding is pretty close to ours. There are about 2000 applicants each year and around 48 are accepted for a target class of 45. That equates to around a 2.5% acceptance rate. The highest number we heard of accepted in the ED round was 30. It seems that a little over a third of the class ends up being International students. The International Studies program is an in-depth focus on a particular region and the student must be fluent in the associated language to that region. Many, many students are “only” bi-lingual.</p>