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My degree (I think most degrees) requires 1 year of foreign language, but being a premed major, should i not care about this?
I think as a human being, you *should* care about this...My degree (I think most degrees) requires 1 year of foreign language, but being a premed major, should i not care about this?
I think as a human being, you *should* care about this...
No but if you're thinking about working lets say in the city when you graduate guess what would help your job prospects?
impressive and point taken, it seemed like you were just trying to get out of taking a class. with that said, if it's a degree req, then how can you *not* care about it? i sort of run into that problem with whatever latest language i happen to be working on (hindi at the moment) taking on all the spots in my brain and ousting the french or spanish or what-have-you. however, languages you're truly fluent are in a separate compartment.English-Fluent (almost? lol)
Bengali-Fluent(speaking+ writing)
Arabic-Fluent(Speaking+semi-writing)
Gujarati-Fluent (Speaking+writing)
Hindi-Semi-fluent(Speaking+writing)
Isn't 5 enough for me? I understand spanish is highly popular in America..but for gods sakes, i don't think my brain can hold anymore without exploding or mixing them together to create my own language I just feel that if possible, i would rather concentrate on getting A+ on my sciences, then have another language course to worry about on the side.
My degree (I think most degrees) requires 1 year of foreign language, but being a premed major, should i not care about this?
impressive and point taken, it seemed like you were just trying to get out of taking a class. with that said, if it's a degree req, then how can you *not* care about it? i sort of run into that problem with whatever latest language i happen to be working on (hindi at the moment) taking on all the spots in my brain and ousting the french or spanish or what-have-you. however, languages you're truly fluent are in a separate compartment.
also to the the guy above me ... not true. spanish is way more useful in america than any mix of indian languages.
You said "dime a dozen" implying relative lack of worth. In the US, you're 99.99999% much more likely to run into a Spanish-only patient than a Hindi-only patient. You're hiring doctors, not interpreters -- Spanish is a much more valuable skill, and I would add one to my stack of Spanish speakers.Where did I say that Spanish was not useful? Tons of doctors will speak Spanish, very few will speak the languages the OP speaks. If you were a hospital administrator looking to hire a new doctor, would you prefer to add one to your existing stack of Spanish speakers or add one with a unique set of languages? I'd pick the latter.
English-Fluent (almost? lol)
Bengali-Fluent(speaking+ writing)
Arabic-Fluent(Speaking+semi-writing)
Gujarati-Fluent (Speaking+writing)
Hindi-Semi-fluent(Speaking+writing)
Isn't 5 enough for me? I understand spanish is highly popular in America..but for gods sakes, i don't think my brain can hold anymore without exploding or mixing them together to create my own language I just feel that if possible, i would rather concentrate on getting A+ on my sciences, then have another language course to worry about on the side.
English-Fluent (almost? lol)
Bengali-Fluent(speaking+ writing)
Arabic-Fluent(Speaking+semi-writing)
Gujarati-Fluent (Speaking+writing)
Hindi-Semi-fluent(Speaking+writing)
Isn't 5 enough for me? I understand spanish is highly popular in America..but for gods sakes, i don't think my brain can hold anymore without exploding or mixing them together to create my own language I just feel that if possible, i would rather concentrate on getting A+ on my sciences, then have another language course to worry about on the side.
This. If your university wants it for your degree, it doesn't matter what med schools want. All med schools will want you to get your degree, so do what you need to get that degree even if the requirement is not something that the med schools require of you.Uhh if it's a degree requirement you have to care. If you don't fulfill your degree requirements, you won't get your bachelor's degree, and you need your bachelor's degree to get into med school. Based on your fluency, you may be able to test out of a language (I know a lot of colleges offer at least Hindi, and you're probably fluent enough to test out of at least part of the requirement)
Uhh if it's a degree requirement you have to care. If you don't fulfill your degree requirements, you won't get your bachelor's degree, and you need your bachelor's degree to get into med school. Based on your fluency, you may be able to test out of a language (I know a lot of colleges offer at least Hindi, and you're probably fluent enough to test out of at least part of the requirement)