<p>Hey. Super quick question as I make my final college decision:</p>
<p>One mode of inquiry at Duke is Foreign Language, and there are three courses required. Considering I wouldn't place out of anything and want to try a new language anyway, would this mean I have to take three semesters of a foreign language at Duke? If so, do they count towards the Civilizations area of knowledge requirements? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, you will be required to take three semesters of a foreign language if you cannot place into a higher level (the requirement is three semesters or one upper level class). Most of the non-introductory language classes count for more than just the FL requirement, including Civilizations, Cross Cultural Inquiry, Writing, etc.</p>
<p>If you feel that taking 3 semesters of language could become the bane of your existance, you can always transfer freely into Pratt and then taking on your prospective major as your second major. </p>
<p>This won’t really make your college career any easier, but you’ll get out all but 3 of the humanities classes quired for Pratt (5 classes, 2 AP allowed).</p>
<p>^ I doubt that’ll help. The solution to the need to avoid 3 (possibly) hard courses is unlikely to be taking on a second major that will probably be even harder…</p>
<p>Thanks for the information everyone! Just one ore question if you don’t mind:</p>
<p>I’m not interested in getting into Greek life at all. I’m a very social person but the Greek scene is just not for me. However, if every now and then my friends and I wanted to attend a party for fun, would we be allowed to get in? Is the Greek scene a very closed off and “elite” community?</p>
<p>^ I’m not a big partier but from my experiences most Greek parties are not closed to non-Greek students. Exceptions include events like formals, etc that are invitation only. However, it does help to be friends with Greek students because it’s super awkward to show up at a party where you don’t know anyone and drink their alcohol.</p>
<p>@Drewski94, you should definitely look into SLGs as an alternative to Greek life - though I’m not part of an SLG, I think they are one of the most interesting and important facets of Duke’s social culture.</p>
<p>Also want to add that while the majority of Greek parties are OPEN first semester, after rush, that is not the case. It is much harder to find an open party second semester as fraternities will usually be doing mixers with sororities or invite-only events, as they no longer have interest in attracting new people</p>