<p>There has to be somebody who can answer my question. Please help.</p>
<p>hm… do you think it looks bad if you take four semesters of a language you kind of know? </p>
<p>I want to take Korean, because I am korean, but my family came from China so I am not that good at Korean but I genuinely want to be fluent so I can study abroad in Korea.</p>
<p>Why would it look bad to take four semesters of a language?</p>
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<p>i think she’s saying that it will look bad because people might think it’s her native tongue and is just taking it for an easy A.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will look bad, however I had only taken two years of high school french and I placed out of three of the semesters. If you want an easy A do it. If you want to learn more and focus more on your major take the placement test. You can also take higher language classes such as conversation and writing which might help you become more fluent if that’s your ultimate goal. That way you practice it more instead of just going over vocabulary words in the basic four semesters.</p>
<p>So for Pre-Med students, we have to take the Calculus, Biology (if we get a 4 or 5 on the AP exam), and foreign language placement test (only if we think we can place out of it?) </p>
<p>Alix2012 said earlier that the Chem placement test is only for those who want to go into Honors Chem or Advanced Chem, but the NYU website says, “A Chemistry Assessment Examination will be given to all first-year students who intend to take General Chemistry (e.g., Pre-Health, Chemistry, and Biology majors).”</p>
<p>I’m kind of confused on the set-up.</p>
<p>krispykreme: i think on the math department website there’s more information where/when to take the placement test. i know they give them during welcome week though for those that have orientation then. if you do pass the placement test then it should just give you clearance on albert (online from nyuhome) to switch into the calculus class you want. nyu doesn’t keep a certain number of spots open though and calc classes just fill up on a first come first serve but there are always open classes, just not necessarily that work with your schedule. last semester i had to have calc 2 from 6:20 to 8:10 (ick).</p>
<p>and about the chemistry placement test:
basically you only take the chem placement test if you want to take honors chem. what happens during orientation is that all premeds have to go to the placement test and then the head of the chem department gives this scary speech about how intense chemistry is. then you have the option of not taking the test and just signing up for gen chem or you can try your hand at the test and a select few get into honors chem.</p>
<p>the other placement tests are all optional but if you’ve taken any language in high school it’s probably in your best interest to try the placement test (there are no consequences for doing badly). also if you have calc ap credit (4 or 5) you don’t need to take the placement test for math. i’m not sure about bio but i’ve heard it’s definitely better to take bio at nyu instead of trying to place out of it.</p>
<p>Orangeroses, what score do you need to place out of three semesters?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, csh.</p>
<p>Chemistry (thankfully) has been one of my strong topics in school. Can LSP kids get into Honors Chemistry?</p>
<p>@londonb</p>
<p>I placed out of three semesters with a 640 on the French placement test (it’s basically the SAT II, hence that weird score), but I think the cut off differs depending on what language you’re testing in.</p>
<p>nyutimestwo - My daughter takes French as well. Thanks - that was helpful.</p>