Is speaking 4 languages an advantage?

crazymomster
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:08:09 +0000

don’t over-inflate your skills/abilities. frankly, what good (in college) is it going to do (the college you want to accept you) if you can speak mulitple languages? it might be something moderately interesting, but absolutely not enough to make/break your application. it could certainly be addressed in one of your essays indicating that you have an interest in languages (do you plan to major in linguistics?), but don’t attempt to define yourself just by the ability to speak multiple languages.

keep in mind, most international students speak multiple languages fluently. it’s only the US that is stuck with English as a sole language.