<p>What's the purpose of the language placement test that freshmen have to take, if you already qualify or are hoping to place out due to a 4 or 5 on your AP language test?</p>
<p>I know that sometimes kids purposely do poorly on these placements because otherwise you can be placed in a language level thats extremely difficult. What should one do if they just want to meet the language requirement at Stanford but don’t want their language class to become all-consuming because they have other core requirements that they want to concentrate on?</p>
<p>^ that’s stupid. You don’t have to take the language exam if you don’t want to. Just take the language at the intro level. But it’s silly to take a class that will be far too easy and won’t teach you anything. So, if you’ve been taking Spaish for 5 years, don’t go take the intro class, you’ll be wasting your and your professor’s time.</p>
<p>No its not stupid, its practical. I know of several kids who have placed high and then got into the class and were in over there heads. Of course no one wants to repeat the fundamentals but one doesn’t want to be drowning in work, when this isn’t a course that they have any intention of pursuing any further outside of the necessary requirements needed for graduation. Its smarter to put ones time and effort into the courses that they will major/minor in then something like a language course that they see no real future in. On the other hand if you’re a language major then it would be a different story.</p>
<p>I’m not saying you have to take a crazy advanced language class. But I would strongly advise against taking a class you will get nothing out of. You only get to take so many classes at Stanford.
Obviously, it is up to you. Sorry, stupid was a poor choice of words. No offense was intended.</p>