<p>i plan on triple majoring in japanese, chinese and korean. uunfortunately, i dont know where to start, and i ave almost no experience in any of the languages (except japanese, i know some insults taught to me by friends) i was wondering if thats possible? worst come to worst i major in japanese and double minor in korean and chinese.</p>
<p>Why would you do that?</p>
<p>That would not be possible at most universities. Have you talked with the language department at the college where you are matriculating?</p>
<p>That would not be possible (humanly possible, not just administratively) unless you were proficient in one language already and could minor in the other.
A typical 1st year class would meet 5 hours a week (+12hours of hw) and cover 3 years of HS language first semester, and the next 2 years of HS Language in the next semester. It can be even more intense than that at the critical language flagships or Middlebury. So you really can’t do it to reach proficiency for more than one language and a good grasp for another one (ie., one major, one minor). In addition, the languages you’re interested in are among the most difficult to learn (with Arabic.)
Learning a language is very difficult and intensive and you can only do it for one. You could try to get ahead by taking Middlebury’s intensive summer programs for high school students (there are other intensive programs at other universities but they’re less intense) then try to get into a Chinese or Korean Flagship program for Critical Languages <a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/</a>. Or, if your results are stellar, you can try to get into Middlebury (top 5 LAC… so… you better be a very, very, very, very good student).
What languages do you speak already? Have you taken an AP and what score did you get?</p>