<p>My son will be attending Brown (he is not taking Arabic, though). I have heard the Brown courses are good and the program is a blast – lot of freedom, though. </p>
<p>A tutor can work – but my son tried a tutor for Mandarin and it was difficult to really learn that way (not enough interaction or time in class).</p>
<p>There is also an online Arabic program that is well recommended – and if you couple that with a tutor, it might be a good plan. another option is to see if any school or college in the area will offer Arabic. My son took it at Colorado College (we live next door). He could also have taken it in the evening at the University of Colorado. </p>
<p>You want to make your plans to continue studying before you go in the summer, or you can get discouraged. </p>
<p>I don’t know what grade you are – but a term studying abroad is really the best method.</p>