<p>Hi, so I was wondering, would it be worth it taking the Delf Exam? My school doesn't have APs and well, I don't do the subject in school, so I was wondering if I should do this exam to show my proficiency in the subject, or would it be a waste of time?</p>
<p>[ In case you didn't know, Delf is an exam set by France given to non-french speaking countries that certify you know how to speak the language. At the end, if you are successful you get a diploma, and it also allows you to attend a french speaking institution for higher learning.]</p>
<p>So, would it be worth it? Could it also be used as a sort of replacement for the SAT II subject? Please respond :)</p>
<p>never heard of the delf (not mentioned on college int’ll websites) so its pretty safe to say that most schools won’t accept it. you could try asking them, though.</p>
<p>Ask the schools. DELF/DALF, TestDAF, HSK etc are worth much more than SAT II French, German, Chinese, etc. imho. These are tests that certify that you are proficient enough in the language to live and work/study there, far more than the equivalent SAT Subject Tests can guarantee.</p>
<p>However, I don’t see how it would affect admissions decisions significantly. Certainly it’s unlikely you’ll be able to use it to replace a Subject Test, unless the college expressly tells you so. And if your college has a language requirement that can be placed out of, it’s more likely to be fulfilled using SAT II French by default than the DELF.</p>
<p>Thank you for replying. My main concern was that I do not do the subject in school, and I wanted to show that I can speak a foreign language without having to take an SAT II subject test and I know that the DELF is an official exam set by France so I was hoping that it would suffice and let adcoms or anyone else know that I can speak the language since the test certifies that and you can easily get into a French university with it without having to take any similar exams. And as you said, these kind of exams are worth more than the SAT II (I think so atleast), so I was just wondering out of sheer curiosity if they could be used as some sort of replacement instead.</p>
<p>If you want to show that you speak French, take the SAT II. Then at least the score will do something for your application.</p>
<p>If you have studied French on your own, you can also note it as an extracurricular activity. If it’s your native language, it’s just plain silly to take an exam in it to certify your proficiency (unless you need a test score to test out of a foreign language requirement at your university, in which case I would strongly advise you to take an exam that’s acceptable by your university).</p>
<p>it depends which level of the DELF you are taking (ie A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2…). If you do anything less than B2, french universities won’t accept that you have an adequate level of french, so taking B1 is essentially pointless.</p>
<p>I’ve done both the B2 and C1 exams - apparently if you do them outside of france they’re a lot easier. i did my B2 in Cannes and failed, then worked at my french and passed the C1 in London.</p>
<p>DELF is internationally renowned - I’m pretty sure the DELF b2 is interchangeable with the the SATII, but it’ll show that you can actually speak, write, listen AND read. not just the latter.</p>
<p>Ooh, DELF! I’m going to be sitting B2 in the next sitting, but I’m doing it purely because I love French and I want an opportunity to challenge myself (the exam seems much harder than the SATs and my exams in my country). If you’re sitting it, I’d encourage you do to it for the same reason: do it because you love French, not just because you want to get into college. Sure, if people look at in the academic achievements, it’ll be a positive, but it won’t be enough to get you in anywhere in its own right. So don’t do it just to show that you can speak French (you can always do other tests to show that), but use it as a challenge.</p>