OT, I know, but I assume you meant that you are puzzled as to how your daughter would list it on her college application. Answer - she just lists it.
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Thank you very much.
Yes, my D can list Native American language, (actually, what section of the application?) I wish she could pass some test or have some prove that she knows it. But I donât know how to arrange it.
I am sorry if I hurt the sentiments of any native Mandarin speakers. It was just an observation based on the average scores reported (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Chinese_Language_and_Culture) for this language. It states among all AP courses score average, this language was the highest. I thought it skews the results as more people are native.Once again forgive me if it hurt any sentiments.
@californiaaa - If the language your daughter speaks is one that is spoken in the US, the tribal authorities may be able to administer a proficiency exam. You also could check with the Native American Studies programs at universities in the states where that tribe is located. They may have ideas for you. I do know that http://www.2lti.com/ has worked with at least one US tribe to develop language proficiency exams, but I have not heard specifics about that program.
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I donât know about other universities, but I saw my admissions profile card from Columbia University and Barnard and it did not have ANY of my AP scores on it. Just my highest SAT scores.
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The premise is flawed. Extra AP credits (even 5s) are not going to get the student admitted. If they were so important for admission, colleges would insist on receiving those scores directly from the College Board before admission offers are sent out. Instead, students are allowed to self-report their scores.
On the other hand, a few extra AP credits may be a cushion once admitted. Example: the student gets sick with mono or the flu and drops a class or two. The extra AP credits may help allow him or her to still graduate on time.
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I think itâs not fair that some parents read more bedtime stories to their preschool children than do other parents. PLEASE STOP THIS LOOPHOLE that gives some children an early developmental advantage. PLEASE let us make it fair to all.
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Self-reporting with later verification for matriculants is done for high school courses and grades at some colleges, so a college that cares about AP scores in admission can theoretically do the same thing if it wants to.
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@vries77 AP Chinese is among the less popular world language offered at high schools in the US. It is not a surprise that many students taking the test has some background with it or even without taking the class at school (but at a Chinese school). I know many students went to Chinese school since early grades. It does require effort to learn the language as it is not simply inherited from the gene. Those Chinese schools are usually a couple hours a week and most students go there throughout elementary and middle schools. The AP score is a measurement of proficiency. A high percentage of score 5 simply means there are a high percentage of students reached that proficiency level. If someone spent years in learning a lanugage or any subject, I donât see any issue on it. Actually, it does not really help college admission at all. Think about engineer parents sending their kids to Kumo since early grades, should the SAT2 Math scores from those kids be counted? There are kids from family with strong music background started music lesson before grade school, should their AP Music theory score be counted?
The answer is simply yes. The test score is just a measurement of proficiency. Whatever way a student achieved that level, disregarding it is from AP class, self learning, or tutoring, the score would be counted. Think about something you can dedicate a couple hours a week for 10 years or so, may it be a writing class, a math class, a music class, or anything, you should be able to achieve something.
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OK, maybe they shouldnât be given credit for fluently speaking their native tongue.
They should be given full credit for fluently speaking (and studying in) English. No matter how you slice it, they are fluent in two languages. That should be recognized.
Colleges shouldnât allow natural athletes to run on their track & field teams. They should only allow students who ran and struggled for years on their high school track teams to participate.
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And thank you @GMTplus7 for your amazing comments.