I'm very happy to see a post posting about Chinese here - I studied it for over four years, and two of them already in China. Do not you know, the Entry Committee thinks that is impressive? Can it play a soft role? Or is it suitable for work after graduation rather than applying filler in advance?
Okay, I do not know if adcomm is impressive, but if not, please fix them. As a person who has studied Chinese for 5 to 6 years, as a foreigner, I can say that I can fluently read at least as an Olympic athlete fluently. As pointed out, learning Chinese is for "Brass, Steel, Oak, Spring Hand, Apostolic Mind, Angel Memories, and the Life of Methusela".
I am the ninth year of Chinese, and I worked and live with two of them. By strictly defining fluency, my Chinese will be fluent, but it is not difficult to convey my thoughts and emotions. That said, it is arguing that too many foreigners are proficient in Chinese when working overseas (I do not know what I said), sigh a safe place and trying out local business I am trying to make the man do the simplest thing. Regarding this issue, the problem is that AdComms knows how easy it is to lie / exaggerate language skills, so they have to bring our resume to the salt
Second, because some schools have bigger Chinese connections than other schools, I think they will be more moved by people with Chinese background. UMich, Harvard, Yale, Georgetown are some of them.
Regarding your final statement, Chinese is very difficult and I am not saying they want to stand out on attacks, but I really dislike people who study Chinese in China . This is a challenge, but when everyone seems to be learning something or expecting a trophy, it is reflected in all of us.
Let's see an example of foreign language education at most schools in the USA. I am participating in all foreign language courses studied by many American students, but I can not spell a sentence in this language. You can combine all existing verbs, but you can not ask for directions. Fast: How many verb tenses are there in English? Who cares? By focusing on the overall picture, you have learned English as TODDLER, and in most cases, you unconsciously learned verb conjugation and other details. The same applies to almost all themes - Focus on the overall picture and take care of themselves in detail
The first foreign language taught most frequently in the UK school is French and the first foreign language most frequently used in French schools is English and these are the "most useful languages" But there are. Queen Elizabeth II is fluent in French and does not need an interpreter when traveling to a French-speaking country. French is an important minority language in the UK, immigration language, and in the UK there are over 100,000 French born people. According to the 2006 report of the European Commission, 23% of British residents can speak French and 39% of French residents can speak in English. French is also the official language of Jersey and Guernsey. Both use French to some extent. It is mainly management ability or ceremonial ability. Jersey French French is a standardized varieties used in jersey.