Stay with Chinese & risk GPA or drop it?

drop it, definitely not worth a shitty (relatively) GPA.

Absolutely not. With the vast number of Asian Americans in the field, I can't imagine speaking Chinese somewhat fluently would even be a plus, even if it wasn't killing your gpa.

If you really want to learn Mandarin, there are Chinese immersion summer programs in China where you'll learn something like 60+ characters a day and get a pretty solid grasp of the language. These are pretty intense but will ultimately teach you much more than a few classes will.

With target schools GPA has more flexibility with harder courses...If you want to work in Hong Kong stick with Mandarin. Yes English is spoken there but it can be very helpful to pick it up. Just work harder. I am sure you can do well. Also another suggestion would be to take classes outside your university if just the credit transfers and does not effect your grades. This is a great option as you take classes in your spare time (maybe night classes over break and ect.)... anything is possible

Yeah drop it and take a class at night at a community college and/ or get a Chinese gf.

I'm female haha but thanks

If you want to work in Hong Kong/Singapore/Somewhere in China, taking it may demonstrate your interest. If you want to stay in the states...better to drop it. Harsh reality is you wilme ever be as good or as fluent as some of the Asian Americans

I took a Mandarin class during my first freshman year (at Harvard, lulz). I'd say ~70% or so of the class grew up speaking the language and were only taking the class to pad their GPAs. It was painful.

no. if your gpa drops more its going to be tough to get interviews. problem with hk is you need to be close to fluent and have family connects or its a real slog, especially as a woman

I took Chinese this past year for the first time and did very well. For me, it was all about understanding the symbols. I made a flashcard for every single symbol. Once you get into that symbol/visual mindset, it becomes a lot easier. But, if you don't want to work in China then I say drop it.

You cant remember each character as a picture. Each part of the character has its meaning. The 6000 characters they claim in the Chinese language are not all that different. Try to find similarities among those, and learning Chinese will become much more intuitive.

I actually find conversational level Chinese much easier to learn than English, but it is extremely difficult to improve when you become advanced. But if you ever been to HK or Singapore, you will know that Chinese is not necessary at all in those cities.