<p>For incoming freshman should we take a foreign language SAT 2? ALso anyone have any info about the regular CTOPS placement exam?</p>
<p>ya i was wondering about this also. How hard are the language placement exams? Especially the spanish one since i am taking that. I took 3 years of spanish in high school my first three years, will that be enough to be placed into level 2 or higher?</p>
<p>Don't do it unless you're fluent!!! </p>
<p>!!!</p>
<p>The thing with the SAT II languages is that a lot of the people who take it are ESL or grew up with that language spoken in the house, so even if you get, say, a 750, your percentile will be all wacked up.</p>
<p>At CTOPS, there are good language placement tests. It's better to take down a level rather than up, too, from what I've found.</p>
<p>Just wait for the placement tests. They're generally pretty accurate and it's a fun way to meet people at CTOPS anyway.</p>
<p>I took French for my first two years of high school, but I haven't taken it since then. If I place into the first level, I don't get credit for it. Should I just take another language at UNC? I'm not taking a class I'm not going to get credit for.</p>
<p>When I registered my s for CTOPS I seem to remember the web saying that you had to take the language placement test whether you were choosing a new language or not.</p>
<p>I remember the same thing NewJerseyMom. They just want to see where you are. You're not required to take that language if you don't want to.</p>
<p>I understand that I have to take the French placement test, but if I place into level one, I won't get credit for it. Should I plan to take another language instead because I don't have high hopes for my score after not having the language for two years, and I'm not taking a class for no credit hours.</p>
<p>You might as well just take the French test. If you don't like your placement, enroll in a different 101 class. The placement test doesn't automatically put you in a language class, it just tells you what class you have to enter if you decide to take a language class that semester.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks. :)</p>
<p>You should take whichever language you're interested in. Dumb answer, I know, but I hope it helps.</p>
<p>It does. I kind of felt pressure to take French because it's what I took in high school, but I'd really rather try another language.</p>
<p>Yeah, then do that! Chinese is awesome, if you're interested. Japanese is cool, too, but a little more difficult.</p>
<p>Arabic is also awesome, but is super hard.</p>
<p>I'm deliberating between Chinese and Japanese haha. Chinese is probably a better choice career-wise, but Japanese interests me more.</p>
<p>Arabic is definitely cool, but I think it would be too hard for me, and I'm not as passionate about the language or the culture associated with it.</p>
<p>I took both Chinese and Japanese! They're both so, so different, gramatically speaking. Chinese is harder to pronounce but the grammar is way easy, whereas Japanese is easy to say but the grammar's pretty tough. I've found that, as far as classes go, Chinese is a little less stressful, and the professors were more personable, whereas in Japanese you have some fun in class but sometimes it can feel a little overwhelming. That may just be me, though. :)</p>
<p>Btw, haha, what part of Florida do you live in? My parents and I just moved down here.</p>
<p>I think that either one would be a challenge for me haha, but I'm excited to learn. I'm really leaning towards Japanese, and I hope it won't be too overwhelming. :D </p>
<p>I live in southwest Florida (Fort Myers, specifically). You?</p>
<p>It isn't! Either language is a good choice, it really just comes down to what you want to do more.</p>
<p>I live in Vero Beach (like an hour North of West Palm). Trying to find people who aren't 80...</p>
<p>There are seriously waaaay too many old people here, but you get used to it. I'm excited to be in NC for most of the year haha, and I plan to move North as I get older instead of South!!</p>
<p>Another off-topic question: When you're registering for classes, how many alternatives should you have? As of now I've planned out three possible schedules with completely different classes, and I'm in the process of determining back-up classes for each time slot. Is this a good plan or do you recommend I do something different? I'm going to the June 2-3 CTOPS, and I'm freaking out that I'm not going to get any good classes haha.</p>