<p>DS will be a freshman next yr. He took 5 years of Spanish in middle and HS (through Spanish V). Did not take AP as a Sr. (only option). He will need to complete a foreign language through the lit level to meet distribution requirements, and it would help to place at least at the intermediate level (and save 2 classes for other fun stuff). Looking for suggestions for how should he prepare for the placement test–he’s not big on independent study. Would he be better off just taking it cold?</p>
<p>that’s what I’m doing with the chemistry placement test at UIUC. Just taking it without studying or anything. The way I look at it, you don’t know what’ll be on there, cause there could be a ton of things on there. </p>
<p>Maybe take a brief look at some concepts, if he wants to, but otherwise, just take the test.</p>
<p>He would be better off taking it cold, and NOT GUESSING.</p>
<p>I had a friend who had only taken HS Span. up to 3, with pretty poor grades, but is a really good guesser and got placed in 4th semester spanish at his University. He wasn’t any where near ready for it, but at least was smart enough not to stick around when they started talking in tenses he had never heard and dropped the class.</p>
<p>It’s better to take a class with a lot of repeat material and get an A than to get stuck way above your actual skill level.</p>