<p>^But it IS un-recommended to take “foreign” language test that is actually one’s native language, and that’s something many international students should be aware of :-(</p>
<p>Not only is it common sense, IMO, but many colleges explicitly (but politely) tell applicants not to do it. e.g. [url=<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University]Brown:[/url</a>]
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<p>Now taking it as an extra subject test to place out of the foreign language requirement is a different story.</p>
<p>When schools say "…would be wise to do…’, it means “do it”
@skieurope I can’t agree with you enough about this.</p>
<p>will colleges red-flag you if you take a language in your native language? in my case, I can speak chinese, but can’t write or read, and only just started learning… am i still considered native? also, my chinese is not china-level; it was learned in north america, so many of the questions asked on the test are difficult to understand because they require one to have knowledge in everyday conversation/writing in china, like you have to know the nuances of the language/ questions asked.</p>
<p>A native language is one that was the primary language you spoke to your parents with or you attended school where it was the primary language of instruction. </p>
<p>its okay as long as its not your primary language </p>