<human>: I've been taking Mandarin Chinese for seven years and hate it. I think the language itself is cool, but have interests I'd rather pursue that I haven't, because I thought this would give me an edge in the job market. It's incredibly frustrating to see kids who've taken the language for far fewer years than I have speaking and reading as well as me, because I've only really half-assed it and gotten good grades because I can cram visual information well. 

I've been getting serious about it the past two semesters because I'd be embarrassed to graduate without REALLY being able to speak (tests are mostly written), but I still really resent my major.

Provide a brief overview of the text.
<bot>: Will having studied languages in general benefit me in any way if I almost certainly don't want anything to do with my main foreign language after college? What are the benefits of language learning, outside of communication skills themselves?