<p>I'm working on the Common App, and there is a section where I am asked if I am proficient in any language other than English.</p>
<p>I am in AP German at my school and am quite good at it. I can hold a conversation pretty well and could probably get by reasonably well in Germany with a dictionary to look up any vocabulary I don't already know.</p>
<p>Would this qualify as proficient by a college's standards? The term is rather subjective, so I'm not really sure. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Sure, tell them u can. its a plus point on ur application</p>
<p>and hey, who’s to say ur not fluent. I knw english pretty well, and yet when some really pretentious snoot opens his mouth, I need a dictionary. That doesn’t mean i’d say i dont know english. Vocabulary will always be something u’ll never encompass like that, so ya, U KNOW GERMAN far as ur admission process goes. U’v got it, flaunt it!!! =) good luck…</p>
<p>bump… I’d like to hear a couple more opinions.</p>
<p>It would be dandy if the term proficient were defined. According to the Web expert–Wikipedia–proficient is fluent and most high school students are not fluent. My guess is that proficiency indicates being a second-language student. However, there are other ways to indicate language talent on an application. For example, students who are quite good at a certain language may have national language test scores and those can be included under academic achievements.</p>
<p>If the person interviewing you starts speaking German, would you get flustered or would you start responding enthusiastically?</p>
<p>^^^ Good point!</p>
<p>My son did not put proficient in French because of the chance the readers would think he was a native speaker and thus discount his grades in AP and Honors French.</p>
<p>you could always put it there, and explain it in the additional information section… But dont entirely not mention it…</p>
<p>Is anyone else ****ed at the CommonApp for only letting u put 3 extra languages proficiencies? I mean, what’s the point?</p>