<p>MiamiDAP: I disagree. Of the students who took Japanese at my HS, all but one found Japanese to be disappointing (lack of challenge and teaching quality) in college, including at some fairly highly-ranked schools. The only one who actually found college-level Japanese to be harder and better taught went to Georgetown. Our Japanese classes were rigorous, and it was not uncommon for students to fail–although if you gave it your all, you got a phenomenal education.</p>