<p>I have CTOPS coming up soon and I know we have to take the language placement exam. I was wondering...how hard is it? Do you have to study to place out of the language exam (i'm taking Spanish), and what do you study to be well prepared for the exam...because my goal is to place out of Spanish completely, if possible. Thanks!</p>
<p>It shouldn't be too hard. I took SAT Spanish and got a 720 with minimal spanish experience. I taught myself and my knowledge consists mostly of grammar and a little vocab. A 720 is able to get me out of Span 4 and I need an interview to see what I get into. A 600 is what is required to get out of level 4.</p>
<p>Well...the placement exam I"m talking about is the one some students take at CTOPS (the ones who didn't take the SAT II language). But thanks a lot for your reply!</p>
<p>its pretty tricky, i got placed into spanish 3 with the test</p>
<p>the test has reading passages and listening and that listening was not easy. It was some tape recording thats not really repeated.</p>
<p>o and just so you know, if it places you into spanish 3 or 4 those classes are taught in spanish. Spanish 4 more than 3 of course. But if you are placed into spanish 4 then once you complete spanish 4 you will get 3 hours of credit for spanish 3, so thats 6 hours of credit for 1 class. not a bad deal.</p>
<p>Well I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't have placement tests that were very much different in content or difficulty, that's why I was talking about the SAT. If I could get span 4 for what I have in SAT, then I would probably get it with their test.</p>
<p>At C-tops, one of the first things you do is the placement test, everyone will be in the great hall then they will seperate you all in groups based on the language your gonna take. If you already have a test score (ie. AP or SAT II) then you don't have to bother going with the groups and you pretty much have some nice free-time until the next scheduled C-top event. For those that take the C-tops placement test, you will find out your score the next day when you register for classes. When you register for classes there's going to be a bunch of advisors there and they really aren't that helpful, but if do already have another placement score then make sure (if they don't) have a copy of that score to prove to the advisor why you should be in that level of language. As incoming students you need an advisor to check your classes before you finish registering.</p>
<p>and thats all of course if you want to take a foriegn language your first semester. It doesn't matter when you take it.</p>