Should I drop Mandarin Chinese?

[spark crypt]

I am right now taking 10 subjects but thinking of answering only 8. But I don't feel enough(I won't get the ICE award anymore). On the other hand, I don't want to get a grade lower than A in my Mandarin Chinese. I started learning Mandarin a year ago and I don't have enough confidence to sit for that in May/June 2025. I am pretty sure of taking CS or Robotics as my major. Thanks a lot.

[wary shadow]

ICE award doesn’t matter for uni

are u really struggling in chinese?

[spark crypt]

getting decent grades but I am pretty sure I will bottle it up at the final. Plus I want to focus more on other subjects

[spark crypt]

icic thanks a lot bro

[halcyon ice]

Gave +1 Rep to @wary shadow (1320)

[wary shadow]

having 1 foreign language is usually kinda expected

[spark crypt]

seems like I have to squeeze more time for Mandarin. I have to put that as my 3rd language in my profiles

[wary shadow]

You already have 2 languages?

[spark crypt]

I only have one for my IGCSE, ESL.

[wary shadow]

No first language?!!!

what’s your first language though

[spark crypt]

yess. IGCSE don't offer my mother language

[spark crypt]

Burmese(not very common)

[wary shadow]

ohh

i do chinese second language so i might be able to help with mandarin chinese

[spark crypt]

CSL listening was kinda so fast , I couldn't even catch up. Even HSK was kind of easier.

[wary shadow]

CSL 😭 istg one time they said 热带植物园 and I wrote 热带森林

cooked

[spark crypt]

at least you got the 热带 correct 🙌🏻

[wary shadow]

[small lotus]

also uh

i heard like

bc myanmar is removing some subjects from subject choice list so

i saw the 2024 oct nov list and

mandarin is no longer available

so u should check up abt that

😭

im not sure how true this is but i even heard that even esl speaking component might be removed next yr? probably js a rumour bc idt thats true

so unless ur attending at a sch which is also a test centre, languages may no longer be available next yr for private candidates

[spark crypt]

yess I have heard it from my coordinator

[spark crypt]

haven't actually heard about that tho

[spark crypt]

ahh I am not a private candidate, I will sit at my school(a test center )

Thanks a lot @small lotus

[halcyon ice]

Gave +1 Rep to @small lotus (1646)

[small lotus]

ah i see

[spark crypt]

how come uk a lot about my country? Myanmar is very lowkey and very unpopular!

[small lotus]

😭 i'm also from myanmar

[spark crypt]

No wonder 🫂😭😭 Mingalar bar!!

Have never bumped into Myanmars in international servers😭

[dim arch]

wowie

[wary shadow]

do you still live there