gbery15

Hey, I was wondering if I self study Chinese, would ivy league schools be fine with that if i don't take foreign language classes at my high school, I would be using Rosseta Stone and finish all three sets available, would I need to take some type of test or something to prove my understanding of Chinese? ( My school does not offer a Chinese class )

I'm very interested in learning Chinese due to chinas expanding economy.

fledgling

It's great that you're planning to undertake such a task - that requires years of dedication, motivation, and hard work! Even as a native Chinese speaker, I believe that Chinese is an extremely difficult language to learn, and I think the Ivies would definitely look favorably upon this. You could try to prove your proficiency by taking the SAT II subject test in Chinese at some point, or even the AP test if you're ambitious enough.

Otherwise, there are also the HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) diplomas that are developed in Beijing and recognized throughout the Chinese speaking world. Keep in mind that the latter is really difficult though - a 5 on the AP Chinese exam would only be equivalent to a Level 3 HSK Diploma, and there are 11 levels in total. Just something to think about if you really want to pursue your Chinese studies in-depth.

rayna3

Good luck!

I'm trying to do the same with Japanese (but not with Rosetta Stone).

I'm sure there is some proficiency test with Chinese, with Japanese there is the JLPT (Japanese Language and Proficiency Test). Or maybe you can take the AP Chinese test... there is a SAT II test in Chinese also.

I bet if you score well in one/some/all of those listed above, they'd think you're amazing ^.^