Language subject test requirement

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>According to the Duke admissions site, “Because Duke’s Trinity College Curriculum includes a foreign language component, students are encouraged—but not required—to take the foreign language SAT Subject Test. For complete information about the use of SAT Subject Test scores in foreign language placement at Duke, please visit Languages at Duke.” And then the link doesn’t have any information at all on the use of SAT subject tests. </p>

<p>What I want to know is, is the foreign language subject test considered a desirable element <em>for admissions,</em> or are they just telling you that it could be used for placement afterward? That is, taking the SAT II senior year (after 4 years of language) would likely get you a higher score, for placement, and would be more useful for that purpose; if what they want to know is how good you are now, and thus how prepared you are for college, it makes sense to take it at the end of junior year.</p>

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<p>They’re just talking about placement. Obviously if you can take the foreign language exam before you apply and do well on it, that would be great – but that’s not what they’re referring to.</p>