<p>Does Huntsman require that you take the SAT II in the langauge of choice or the AP test before you apply??? I want to go into Arabic as my language of choice and obviously there’s no sort of standardized testing in America that can test this language. I’m not an Arab person myself but rather an Indian who knows barely any Arabic at this point. However, the reason I’m targeting Arabic as my intended langauge of choice is because I lived in the Middle East when I was younger for 6 years of my life. All of my activities in high school are Huntsman-like activities such as debate, MUN, international club, etc. In addition, I have lived in 4 vastly different countries(India, Oman, Australia, USA) and visited over 10 others throughout my 17-year old life so I’m fairly cultured internationally. More importantly, I’m very interested in international business and am deeply passionate regarding learning about the Arab language and tapping into the business possibilities in that region. I’m considering becoming a US amabassador/official in an Arab nation and/or working for the UN and/or a multinational business corporation in the region there as possible career aspirations. Now with all this said, would Huntsman consider an applicant who doesn’t know much about the intended target language at all at time of application, especially in a language such as Arabic which is not even a possible HS course option here in the US, but would show interest in pursuing the said language in college???</p>
<p>you should PM finale</p>
<p>I hate to say it but I believe that they look for you to have a reasonable level of fluency in the language you intend on specializing in. You would take advanced level classes at huntsman and spend your entire junior year in a top foreign school taking all classes in arabic. It would probably be hard to reach a level of fluency such that you can take courses in arabic in two years, but they do offer hindi I believe as a language that you can specialize in if you speak it.</p>
<p>"a language such as Arabic which is not even a possible HS course option here in the US"</p>
<p>This isn't really the purpose of your post, but there are actually some schools that already offer Arabic Japanese, and Chinese as foreign languages and more are jumping on the bandwagon, since the Asian and Arab regions are experiencing such growth and providing opportunities for business. There are 11 schools in New Jersey that offer Arabic, if I remember correctly. Just letting you know it's possible in SOME places =]</p>
<p>But in answer to your real question, with regard to Huntsman, from my understanding, they want you to prove proficiency in the language, and they will have someone check your proficiency in an interview of some sort. This requires a knowledge of grammar and probably some good vocabulary.</p>
<p>IF you do get interviewed, does that include testing your knowledge of how to write in that language?</p>
<p>if you look through <a href="http://www.upenn.edu/huntsman%5B/url%5D">www.upenn.edu/huntsman</a> they advise you to take both the AP and SATII in the target language, and they look for at least 700 on the SATII and a 4 or 5 on the AP. If you ace both tests you both earn credit and place out of some language courses you'd otherwise have to take your freshman year. With the Huntsman courseload being as intense as it is, taking those tests really helps alleviate some of the initial burden. Other good AP's/SATII's to take are AP BC-Calc (if you get a 5 you earn credit and place out of intro Wharton Calc, which is a ***** to take), the English Lit and Lang AP's (get 5's and you earn credit and place out of the Writing course, which is intended to get poor writers up to the speed of the IS component of the Program), and most definitely the MathIIC SATII, because the Huntsman Program judges the MathIIC for math proficiency INSTEAD of the SATI Math. So, if you aren't totally satisfied with your SATI Math and are afraid it will hurt you, just ace the MathIIC and you're fine.</p>
<p>rising9th: thanks for that post.</p>
<p>English Lit and Lang AP tests will not get you credit at Penn.</p>