<p>I’m not sure if I should study French in college. I took it all throughout high school and I don’t want to lose the language, but I also don’t want to take the satii for placement since I just got out of school.</p>
<p>I was planning to take Korean at Penn anyway to fulfill my language requirement.</p>
<p>Should I just take my chances at the French placement test or not take French at all? </p>
<p>I’m trying to go to medical school so idk what good the language would do me, but I think I’ll be sad if I lose the language.</p>
<p>Should you take the SAT2 and pass out of the language, you can take Korean PassFail or not be required to take Korean. I have taken two languages and many folks who have tested out of one take a new one and continue some courses in the previously learned language also. This had nothing to do with medical school.</p>
<p>You can take the online French proficiency test. It's really quick and tells you right away what your placement is. If you place out of the first 4 semesters, then you have to take another test at Penn to prove it, but other than that, there's nothing. That's what I did, and I did tons better on the Penn test than the SATII one, too.</p>
<p>Also, placing out of one language can allow you to take accelerated classes in other languages, if you want to. I don't think they're avaliable for Korean right now, but I know they have them to Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, and maybe more.</p>
<p>Are you a big fan of French culture? If not, you may want to consider starting a new language in college since that's what you'll be studying beyond intro level courses (which I assume you'll be able to place out of). The placement test would be a great way to get rid of the language requirement, though; that way, you can take only as much Korean as you want without worrying about requirements.</p>
<p>Even if you test out of the req I still think taking a language is fun and rewarding... just me though. I currently take Chinese and it's great. But, it's a preference. Do you enjoy language?</p>
<p>well I want to study Korean because its my native language and I can't speak it that well. So, I'll be trying to become fluent in it throughout undergrad.</p>
<p>Through what level do we have to complete a language in college? </p>
<p>Say you take Korean: you've never taken it before
French: you've taken three years of it but have not tested out, and you place into a fairly high level class</p>
<p>Would you have to take fewer semesters of French than Korean to fulfill the language requirement?</p>
<p>Yes on the French. You have to either demontrate proficiency or fulfull req'd semesters of coursework.</p>
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Generally, a student will fulfill the Language Requirement by:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Passing a competency examination administered by the language group. In most instances, students will take the competency examination after completing four course units (or the equivalent) of study.</p></li>
<li><p>Obtaining a passing grade, after four units of study (or the equivalent), in those languages where satisfaction of the Language Requirement is not based on a competency examination.</p></li>
<li><p>Exemption from the language requirement as a result of achieving the required score on any of the following:</p></li>
</ol>
<p>a. an Advanced Placement Test administered in a foreign language by the Educational Testing Service (ETS);</p>
<p>b. an SAT II foreign language test administered by ETS;</p>
<p>c. a departmental placement test; or</p>
<p>d. in the case of a bilingual student, a special test given by the appropriate department.