taking your own language to improve your gpa

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<p>Sorry to everyone who read my past posts. I know I was overthinking and probably bothered a few of you but I was just worried. Please take this question seriously. </p>

<p>I heard from my friend that some people take a foreign language course that they know and speak(maybe not read or write) already to enhance their GPA. I wonder if taking my native language, Chinese, to improve my GPA is a good idea. The thing is, I was born in China, moved to the U.S. in 2002, and on my application, I'm going to list my first language as Chinese. I speak Chinese but does not know how to read or write much. Because of my background, is it a good idea to take Chinese to improve my GPA? If I do take the course, it would be 2nd year Chinese out of a 3 year course(non AP).</p>

<p>Thanks much!</p>

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<p>So which is it, to improve your Chinese skills or to improve your gpa. Or perhaps it’s to please your parents:</p>

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