<p>Ok,
I am a big language lover. Other than English i am fairly fluent in Spanish and Hebrew and hope to master at least 3 more languages so i can work abroad. I want to do a study abroad program for a year or semester and hopefullly for a summer as well. </p>
<p>Where should i put most of my attention? : Tufts, Stanford, Emory, Middlebury, Brandies, Macalaster, Rochester, Wash U (STL)?</p>
<p>Aht yehudi?</p>
<p>Middlebury
Washington & Lee
Connecticut College
Columbia
Berkeley
Macalester
McGill
Georgetown
Dickinson
Wesleyan
Kalamazoo
Brown</p>
<p>Middlebury and Dartmouth are great in languages.</p>
<p>Canada's ethnic mix makes it particularly interesting for languages. McGill would be good because in Montreal you could learn French easily just living there (not taking classes in it). So major in, say, Russian, and minor in Arabic, and learn French in the bars and cafes. </p>
<p>The city of Toronto is so ethnically fragmented that there are neighborhoods that are ALL Italian, ALL Portuguese, ALL Greek, etc. And about half the city seems to be from Hong Kong, so learning Mandarin would be a snap for someone with a knack for languages. </p>
<p>I'm sure there are some colleges in the US that are adjacent to neighborhoods where the predominant language is not English. Most of such neighborhoods are probably Spanish-speaking, but you already know Spanish. </p>
<p>Bottom line is if you want to learn 3 more languages, it will expedite the process if you don't limit your learning of languages to the classroom.</p>
<p>ken ani yehudi
gariti beh yerushalaim aval shachachti kol ha ivirit sheli. :( achsav ani lalechet le ulpan</p>
<p>McGill...i had a friend who tried to apply there but had a really hard time from the US. Was that a one time issue or is it common?</p>
<p>Never heard of any Americans having trouble applying to Canadian colleges, or vice versa. I'm an American and got a master's degree at U of Toronto, and all the application and border-crossing stuff was pretty simple.</p>
<p>Berkeley, Georgetown, Columbia are very good for languages. Berekeley and Columbia offer a ton, while Georgetown is great for Arabic and Chinese.</p>
<p>thank you so much for the input! I hadnt thought about canada at all. I have family in toronto, so ill talk to them about going for visits.</p>
<p>Columbia also i know is an excellent place to look for languages. I'm curious about if anyone could tell me about if Tufts would be a good place. I visited and loved it, but i havent heard much from people outside of their community...</p>
<p>Tufts is well-known for its internation relations program, so I would assume it would have a decent language program. However, it's not an especially big school, so you might want to check that it offers advanced courses in the languages you are interested.</p>
<p>Raindrop--- how is Georgetown then for IR and Study Abroad? I think those are the things that most attracted me to Tufts. I know it's not a huge school, but im also not interested in going to a school with 15,000... maybe in the 3000-7000 range.</p>
<p>Georgetown is VERY good for IR, and I assume it has a good study abroad program. Its location makes it especially good for internships.</p>
<p>Yea, DC is the perfect place to go to school. Great access to tons of outstanding sources. </p>
<p>Thanks again for the help! Im going to do some major research on Georgetwon and get a better idea about what the school has in the means of specific language and study abroad programs. THANKS!!!</p>