Where to study the Welsh language in the US?

MYOS1634
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:20:18 +0000

Kind of surprised Bryn Mawr/Penn don’t offer Welsh (lots of Welsh people in PA… Bryn Mawr is Welsh for “Little hill”, I think - went to Wales 2 years ago, was in talking terms with a Welsh language professor so each day I’d memorize words that seemed recurring to try and see how the language functioned.)
If going straight into undergraduate study in the US isn’t possible, could the student look into doing a “gap year” studying abroad - not by enrolling at a university but in a sort of “high school abroad” year. I remember hearing that Stanwell School in Penarth was very good (about 20mn from Cardiff by bus). I don’t know whether CIIE or other programs have offerings in Wales. Then they’d enroll in a college that offers to spend junior year abroad in Wales. Cardiff university (Russell group as mentioned above) is very good, Trinity St David is easy to get into and fun.
In any case, enrolling in “community education” classes in addition to taking one year of A-Levels may be good for a student, since A Levels tend to carry 6 to 8 college credits but are considered high school so the student still applies as a freshman. And it’d certainly help him/her stand out for selective colleges!