Is it worth it taking the Delf?

gt607rmcf
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:39:12 +0000

Ask the schools. DELF/DALF, TestDAF, HSK etc are worth much more than SAT II French, German, Chinese, etc. imho. These are tests that certify that you are proficient enough in the language to live and work/study there, far more than the equivalent SAT Subject Tests can guarantee.

However, I don’t see how it would affect admissions decisions significantly. Certainly it’s unlikely you’ll be able to use it to replace a Subject Test, unless the college expressly tells you so. And if your college has a language requirement that can be placed out of, it’s more likely to be fulfilled using SAT II French by default than the DELF.