Taking Russian classes in college

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

I studied Russian for 5 and a half years between middle school and high school so I would say I am relatively adept at the language (Not fluent mind you, but I know enough to get around). It's been about three years since I took my last Russian class, the college that I attended from 2003-2005 didn't offer any classes in Russian and now that I am going to a school (as a non-degree student so prerequisites aren't necessarily a factor) that does I'm wondering how advanced a course I should be taking. I still remember a lot of the fundamentals, verb conjugation and most of the cases, so should I go for the easy A and take a relatively beginning class to refresh or throw myself back into the language full force and take a class that's probably closer to where I left off after high school?

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[padruka1988.livejournal.com]

Well, you know how well you speak Russian and what you're able to handle. I think taking an "easy A" class is unacceptable and even dishonest, but that's just me. I would probably do all the 'refreshing' I need by looking at your old Russian textbooks if you have them... Or just reading some Russian materials online. But I strongly suggest, if they have them, that you take a proficiency test and ask the instructors of different levels what content will be covered. If it's anything like my school, the syllabus will have been written a long time ago and doesn't change very much.