I have taught myself German to a proficent(arguably fluent level) and italian to a proficent level and was planning on putting that on my applications as an EC which I will do, but I would also like to have evidence of my proficency.
I am going to take the AP test for both ,but that doesn’t happen till after applications are due so it wont prove anything
Additionally I would take the Sat Subject test in both ,but the italian with listening won’t be offered again before applications are due, and either way I am really bad at exams especially in forign languages even though I can use them in real life (Im only considering the AP test because its out of a score of 5 and not specific like the SAT)
So if anyone has any advice of how I could prove it ,itwould be greatly appreciated
The college will not ask you to “prove” anything. That said, many languages have exams similar to TOEFL for English. In this case, CILS for Italian, and TestDaF (among others) for German and the results are generally Pass/Fail. However, the exams generally are given at limited times, so that might not help you either.
@skieurope I know I just felt that having a certification would help stregthen my claim. I was considering those test too,but like you said they are offered only a few times a year with the CILS only being offered in June or December I believe, and the the German tests might be possible ,but I need to find which would be the best and most convinient then decide if Ill do it at all.
You are right, I thought it existed,but still there is no other italian sat offered this year
Cils in December would be on time for RD and just the fact you’re taking it and aiming for a B1+ score (CEF scale) would be good for admissions. Same thing for German, which you should try to take early fall.
Something else you could do is enroll in a 202/level 4 college class in each language.
As @happy1 said, you’re not going to have to prove it. The only thing to be aware of is that is has happened (as it did with me) that an interviewer will ask you a few questions in Italian or German.
@skieurope did that happen during an interview required for the admissions process or a diffrent interview? If im applying to colleges that don’t have a interview before would they still ask me questions at any point? Either way if fine for me because I can do it I just want to know
Those things tend to happen fortuitously, if the interviewer happens to speak the language. Most college interviews are optional, not required --and no one is trying to test you. But if you put on a resume or app that you speak a language, you do have to realize that can happen in an interview setting – not necessarily to test you. Maybe the interviewer simply is trying to be friendly or put you at ease by focusing on a shared interest.