Hi! I recently accepted an appointment to USNA '26.
I was looking at the course validations and thought about what language to take.
I've been in French for 6 years (but I haven't been in the class for two because I took the highest level my sophomore year in HS). My AP Exam score validates me out of a few years of French. I have a lot more experience in this language and still feel pretty comfortable. My family also speaks French so it would be nice to keep up this language.
However, I also am thinking about taking Chinese. I'm an AAPI myself, so I feel this could be important as a Naval Officer, and my grandpa said it could "serve the needs of the Navy." I think taking this language could be important in my career and is a valuable skill in the world. I would be starting this language from scratch though, I never attended Chinese school or learned it before. I'm not sure if I would be able to be proficient in the language in four years. I would also be taking Chinese as a college class, and I'm not sure how challenging that would be. Has anyone on this forum at USNA taken Chinese?
Should I continue taking French where I left off or start over in Chinese? Does anyone have any insight? Thanks!
I was looking at the course validations and thought about what language to take.
I've been in French for 6 years (but I haven't been in the class for two because I took the highest level my sophomore year in HS). My AP Exam score validates me out of a few years of French. I have a lot more experience in this language and still feel pretty comfortable. My family also speaks French so it would be nice to keep up this language.
However, I also am thinking about taking Chinese. I'm an AAPI myself, so I feel this could be important as a Naval Officer, and my grandpa said it could "serve the needs of the Navy." I think taking this language could be important in my career and is a valuable skill in the world. I would be starting this language from scratch though, I never attended Chinese school or learned it before. I'm not sure if I would be able to be proficient in the language in four years. I would also be taking Chinese as a college class, and I'm not sure how challenging that would be. Has anyone on this forum at USNA taken Chinese?
Should I continue taking French where I left off or start over in Chinese? Does anyone have any insight? Thanks!