<p>Do we have to take the Chemistry & Language placement exams on the first day of orientation? I couldn't just start with Spanish 101, for example, even if I've taken Spanish classes in high school?</p>
<p>If you think you might ever want to go on to take organic chemistry, you should take the chemistry placement test to get out of the intro chem class.</p>
<p>You don't ::have:: to take the placement exams. If you really feel ill-prepared for higher level spanish classes, you can just not fill out anything on the exam/walk out/not show up, though I don't suggest this.</p>
<p>The Spanish exam isn't difficult. I easily tested out with only three years of high school instruction.</p>
<p>Would anyone recommend taking the chem placement exam? I haven't had a chem class since my sophomore year of high school. How difficult is the exam?</p>
<p>The chem placement exam is a joke. I hadnt taken high school chem since my sophmore year and i still managed to test out of the intro chem class (like 72% tile or something) just using educated guesses. Yes there are some questions you just have to guess on, but other than that it was easy. I was planning on not taking because i have spent 2 years doing physics but then i just figured "What the hell."</p>
<p>Dont sweat it.</p>
<p>The tests are indeed major jokes. I got a 45/45 on the math and a 39/40 (98%) on the chemistry. I even know which question it was that I got wrong! Dunno about the language exams since I have to wait until Sept for mine.</p>
<p>The math was not that difficult. However, I only placed out of one semester of Spanish even though I technically had 3 years of Spanish. I really had 1 year of Spanish and 2 years of arts & crafts, etc. So, I think it depends on how good your Spanish classes were. I couldn't understand most of the oral Spanish. We focused on grammar and writing in high school.</p>
<p>of course if you're on CC, the orientation exams are probably a joke...however if you are the slight bit normal, the exams are alright, but not too much on the extremes</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what the spanish exam entails? I have had 1 year of high school spanish and 1 year of college spanish, both A's..</p>
<p>I can't remember anything beyond it being all multiple choice, first section reading/writing, second part listening. However, I do know I only had 1-2 years of spanish in high school (did Spanish 1 first semester and Spanish 2 second semester junior year w/block scheduling), and I managed to test in to spanish 231. Just make sure you at least answer everything, and you have a good shot at doing the same. Don't worry about placing into too high of a class because they always start off with lots of review.</p>
<p>The first part of the Spanish exam consists of listening to various dialogues and such, then selecting the right response that goes with the dialogue. The rest of the exam is multiple choice like filling in the blanks and conjugation stuff, it really isn't that difficult, but it is 96 questions.</p>
<p>For the spanish test, do u have to know what verb tenses to go with what choice?
For chem, if u do horribly on the placement, they won't place u in a lower class than General Chem 130 would they?</p>
<p>I'd imagine they expect you to know verb tenses on the Spanish placement test.</p>
<p>Nope, the only two options are orgo and gen chem.</p>