<p>Hi everyone - I'm going to be starting at Chicago next year and I'm considering taking Japanese. I'm pretty good at languages, and I'm willing to work hard and everything, but I had read somewhere that Japanese is crazy hard at uchicago...I was hoping to get some input? It's just that I'm thinking of going the law school route, and I'm definitely a hard worker and I can do what it takes to get great grades and I love learning about Japanese history and culture so I think this would be a subject I'd really enjoy and wouldn't mind putting in extra time, but I'm already a little apprehensive about how bad the grade deflation is... I guess what I'm asking is, will it be GPA suicide to take Japanese, or is it just a challenging subject (that I could pull great grades in with hard work)?</p>
<p>As long as you have some aptitude for languages and are willing to work hard, you should have no problem obtaining great grades in Japanese. In my son’s experience, the quality of the language lecturers and of the instruction they provided were excellent. If you are interested in learning Japanese, UChi is one of the finest places to pursue your studies.</p>
<p>Studied Japanese at Chicago, and am working on diplomacy in Japan.</p>
<p>Classes and instructors are among the best you’ll find in the nation, and it’s tough work, BUT it’s not that hard to get good grades. The class average among all Japanese courses I took at Chicago was probably around an A-.</p>