<p>Does being able to speak more than one language (i personally speak 3 languages) help with college apps?</p>
<p>I believe it would.</p>
<p>It depends if you are native or not. If you are Chinese guy and say that you can speak fluent chinese, it doesn’t mean much.</p>
<p>What if I’m Indian &I can speak French, English, &my Indian language?</p>
<p>It’d probably help a bit. It might be a good idea to take the French Subject test if you did not take an AP French test to validate your skills. (if you are fluent I would think it would be an easy 800)</p>
<p>Okay thanks, but is it really worth it if I’m majoring in something completely different, say Computer Science?</p>
<p>Languages LEARNED in High School (excludes ones known prior, but includes English if you are ESL/ELL), show up on your resume/transcripts. That means if you learned Russian, Spanish, and French in elementary, too bad. You can still mention it, though if its a lot.</p>
<p>If you took at least two years of French, Spanish, or another world language widely taught, you meet the minimum for most High School graduates. Three or more shows dedication.</p>
<p>If you took a significant amount of a language (4+ years) or passed a language fluency test (ie; the French equivalent of TOEFL), then that will look amazing to colleges. If not, then you’re just like most other HS students, who took French, Spanish, or some other language for a few years to meet graduation requirements. (And shouldn’t be bragged about in applications).</p>
<p>Languages are an important skill, and look good no matter what field you go into. CS would look more into German, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese, but again, any language is good.</p>
<p>Unless you plan on working in Paris at an IT company, don’t flaunt your French too much (especially if it isn’t fluent).</p>
<p>There’s absolutely nothing unique about the languages you can speak. At many institutions, take 3-4 years of a foreign language is a requirement. Everyone speaks English, and your native tongue will not help because you did not have to take initiative to learn it.</p>
<p>At my school, 2 years is the absolute requirement to graduate. I am going to be a sophomore next year and will have French 4 Honors. I also am planning to take Spanish at maybe a local community college, just because Spanish is a handy language to know. Should I take the AP test; will it really help me? Or should I just forget about the language &mention that I took 4 years?</p>