College Confidential - View Single Post - Bad at Latin but want to be a classics major. Help?

terry574 · 06-02-2009, 07:26 PM

I want to be a classics major and am looking at UChicago, WashU, Brown, Vassar, Wesleyan, and Oberlin.

I love mythology and Roman and Greek civilization and history, as well classical literature in translation, such as Homer's Iliad and Plato's Republic.

I also feel as if classics majors have an advantage in admissions because it is an unpopular major.

However, my grasp on latin is weak. I never thought about majoring in classics until this year, and slacked in the subject my freshman and sophomore year, averaging a B.

My Junior year is as follows
1Q:93
2Q:93
3Q:80 (we had a student teacher. Auggghh!)
4Q: 92
Average: probably a B+/A-

Next year I will be taking Latin V, the highest level offered, but I will not take the Latin Subject test; it's way too hard -I'm much better at the USH, Lit, and Math 1.

Miscellaneus pertaining to Classics:
Medusa Mythology exam award freshman year.
Philosophy club (all highschool)
Might start Mythology club senior year

Will colleges hold my weak latin skills against me, especially because I am not taking the Latin Subject? Should I apply undeclared or under a different major?

06-02-2009, 07:26 PM	#1
terry574 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 47	Bad at Latin but want to be a classics major. Help? I want to be a classics major and am looking at UChicago, WashU, Brown, Vassar, Wesleyan, and Oberlin. I love mythology and Roman and Greek civilization and history, as well classical literature in translation, such as Homer's Iliad and Plato's Republic. I also feel as if classics majors have an advantage in admissions because it is an unpopular major. However, my grasp on latin is weak. I never thought about majoring in classics until this year, and slacked in the subject my freshman and sophomore year, averaging a B. My Junior year is as follows 1Q:93 2Q:93 3Q:80 (we had a student teacher. Auggghh!) 4Q: 92 Average: probably a B+/A- Next year I will be taking Latin V, the highest level offered, but I will not take the Latin Subject test; it's way too hard -I'm much better at the USH, Lit, and Math 1. Miscellaneus pertaining to Classics: Medusa Mythology exam award freshman year. Philosophy club (all highschool) Might start Mythology club senior year Will colleges hold my weak latin skills against me, especially because I am not taking the Latin Subject? Should I apply undeclared or under a different major?
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