Does the language you take make any diffrence?

Question

To colleges? I was thinking between French and Spanish they would both get to the same course level but I was wondering if one looked better.

For all in general and in Texas,New York, and California specificaly.

And for medical school if you minor in a language does one look better?

Answer 1

The number of people who speak French is shrinking. The number of people who speak Spanish is expanding. Soon, there will be a majority in America that speak Spanish. The practical choice is to learn Spanish. Being practical makes a difference.

Answer 2

If you are only considering French and Spanish, it is certainly true that more people in the US speak Spanish rather than French; however, New York City has a large number of African and Hatian immigrants who speak French but not Spanish, and sometimes not English. You may, in this particular case, distinguish yourself as an applicant from those who are Spanish-speaking and therefore have a smaller pool of competitors if a hospital is looking for a French-speaking doctor.
Medical schools are concerned with your background in biology, chemistry. and biochemistry. Your foreign language skills are essentially irrelevant to them, which is why they are not tested on the MCAT. That said, a person who has learned an extremely difficuklt language such as Chinese or Arabic, has shown that they have persistence and, probably, great study habits and intelligence, all traits that will help you get through medical school.
In short, I would say Spanish is always useful for medical professionals, but it depends where you want to work. Keep in mind for work purposes that a language is useful only when you speak it well enough to work in that language, which usually takes a lot of study, and perhaps work, in an environment where the language is spoken. Perhaps that can be accomplished during a residency.
Good luck...

Answer 3

I don't know about whether it would look better on your transcript, but if you're going into the medical field you should choose a language that will help you get the job you seek. For instance, many jobs in California prefer you to be bilingual in both english and spanish due to the high number of spanish/non english speaking people there.

Answer 4

Although it doesn't necessarily improve your chances of getting in anywhere, certainly in the states you mention knowing Spanish is more of an asset than French, due to the large Latino population in those places. A lot of professionals need to deal with patients who don't speak any English, so it can be extremely useful. French is a lovely language, but you don't need it on a regular basis.

Answer 5

I don't know exactly; I took 3 years of Spanish and got in every college and University I applied to, but it was more than my language background that got me in. if you have narrowed down where you want to go, give the school a call and ask to talk to an advisor, and they can talk to you about what that College is looking for. Good LucK!!!

Answer 6

Well your more likely to use spanish because its a more spoken languege and if you ever watch hospital shows then you'll see that they're rarely talking to foreign patients in french.

Answer 7

Spanish....You'll find more spanish speaking people than french....

Answer 8

i vote for Spanish
in those areas you must use it more often.