interfc1

I am thinking about taking Spanish next year and am going to take the online placement soon. I had Spanish for four years in high school but it was honestly a complete joke and I feel like if I get put into a higher level spanish class I will be leagues behind my peers. Should I purposely bomb the placement in order to get put in a lower level class and get a GPA booster/start learning the language all over again so I can get a firm grip on it? Obviously my main goal is to be fluent. Sorry if this is a stupid question and the obvious answer is "just take it normally and you'll end up where you should be." Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this kind of thing. Thanks

bimbop

where do you take online placement tests?

grinstead

The whole point of placement tests are really for those who want to start off in a higher-level class. If you want to start at the very beginning (which for Spanish is SPAN110, I think; that's what it is for French, at least), you don't actually need to take the placement test. However, if you start at the beginning, you would be spending 2 years (4 semesters) to finish the language requirement. Spanish (and French) classes are actually pretty laid back, and as long as you put forth the effort, you'll do well in whatever class you would get placed in, if you take the placement exam.

GoldOwl

I honestly would not do that! Language classes are certainly not difficult but they can be very tedious and involve a lot of busywork. I would recommend just taking the level you place into and not purposely trying to bomb the test. The less semesters = the better