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[CollegeGirl94]

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Hello, next year I want to take a full year of my parents' language so I can be more formal when I translate between doctor and patient. I'm assuming my parents being from this country and me taking Saturday school for years in this language will make it seem like I took it for the A. Should I just brush up on my own?

 

[Jay11jayjay]

Hello, next year I want to take a full year of my parents' language so I can be more formal when I translate between doctor and patient. I'm assuming my parents being from this country and me taking Saturday school for years in this language will make it seem like I took it for the A. Should I just brush up on my own?

If you're not trolling then you're way over-worrying. Do you really think the admissions committee will try to analyze why you decided to take your parents' language during college? Take the class, strengthen your 2nd language, and enjoy it.

 

[amazing tekkers]

Is it spanish? Otherwise, I don't think it'll be useful..

 

[bearded frog]

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[CollegeGirl94]

If you're not trolling then you're way over-worrying. Do you really think the admissions committee will try to analyze why you decided to take your parents' language during college? Take the class, strengthen your 2nd language, and enjoy it.

Honestly, yes. My premed adviser told me to steer away from any 100 level science classes (besides Chem-requirement) because of this. And she told me that if I planned to take this language, I might as well not mention my parents being from there.

 

[CollegeGirl94]

Is it spanish? Otherwise, I don't think it'll be useful..

I already took Spanish and if I plan to live here my entire life, which I do, it is as useful as Spanish.

 

[bearded frog]

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[darklabel]

I already took Spanish and if I plan to live here my entire life, which I do, it is as useful as Spanish.

I'm curious, what language in the US is as important as Spanish?

 

[CollegeGirl94]

I'm curious, what language in the US is as important as Spanish?

Probably no where else in the US except Chicago is Polish very, very, useful. It's pretty stressful for even me volunteering in a clinic.

 

[bearded frog]

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[CollegeGirl94]

It's pretty terrible right now. My polish has gone down the drain as my parents have learned more and more. I asked a patient informally "how many pillows?" yesterday because I couldn't formally ask "how many pillows do you sleep with every night"?

 

[darklabel]

Probably no where else in the US except Chicago is Polish very, very, useful. It's pretty stressful for even me volunteering in a clinic.

Interesting language to learn. It's always useful to learn as many languages as possible and sounds like fun.

There's lots of cities that have significant populations of non-native speakers. Spanish is good for almost anywhere, but certain hospitals might have need of physicians with language skills unique to their populations. Certainly Chinese is becoming noteworthy.

I wasn't trying to say only English and Spanish are useful to learn. I was just curious what Op meant by when she said that the language was as important as Spanish. My first guess was also Chinese when she said that.

I wish I could learn new languages and be tri+lingual. Useful knowledge to have in all facets of life including medicine..

 

[CollegeGirl94]

Sorry, I meant just in Chicago. 🙂

 

[itsthat1guy]

Polish is cool

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