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dr.manhattan
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I will be entering University next month as a new freshman. Through AP testing, I already have 19 credits going in. For this reason, I no longer have to take some of the courses I was scheduled to take first semester. I am thinking of filling the open spaces with Psych 101 (social sciences requirement) and an intro foreign language course (which would help fulfill my foreign language requirement).
*An important note- I plan on going for my grad degree in Physics
My school requires that I study a language up to the intermediate level.
So, I have 3 options:
1) Complete 2 year-long course sequences in a language (4 courses)
2) Complete 1 year-long course in reading French, reading German, or speaking Chinese
3) Finish my study of Spanish (I studied it in high school) and take 1 year long course in that
I am at a loss as to what I should do. Which of these options would be most useful to someone majoring in Physics? A few people have suggested German and this seemed like a good idea. Someone else told me that many grad schools require at least reading comprehension of a French, German, Spanish, or Chinese--is this true?
My primary interest is getting into a great graduate program, but I am also interested in opening up my options for my career after getting my doctorate. Therefore, I am contemplating getting an internship abroad/ studying abroad in one of these countries. The possibility of going to a graduate school in a place like Germany has entered my mind.
PLEASE let me know of any good ideas you might have!
Sorry for the length of this post :tongue:
*An important note- I plan on going for my grad degree in Physics
My school requires that I study a language up to the intermediate level.
So, I have 3 options:
1) Complete 2 year-long course sequences in a language (4 courses)
2) Complete 1 year-long course in reading French, reading German, or speaking Chinese
3) Finish my study of Spanish (I studied it in high school) and take 1 year long course in that
I am at a loss as to what I should do. Which of these options would be most useful to someone majoring in Physics? A few people have suggested German and this seemed like a good idea. Someone else told me that many grad schools require at least reading comprehension of a French, German, Spanish, or Chinese--is this true?
My primary interest is getting into a great graduate program, but I am also interested in opening up my options for my career after getting my doctorate. Therefore, I am contemplating getting an internship abroad/ studying abroad in one of these countries. The possibility of going to a graduate school in a place like Germany has entered my mind.
PLEASE let me know of any good ideas you might have!
Sorry for the length of this post :tongue: