Which language(s) should I take?

[rachel83az]

Let me preface this by saying that I do not need a foreign language credit at all. Unless I decide to transfer to UMPI, a language credit is pretty worthless to me. That said, I do find language study to be kind of fun. So, I'm thinking of possibly taking 2 or 3 of ACTFL's RPT tests in different languages, to get a better idea of just how difficult they are for non-native speakers (specifically, for people just wanting language credit for UMPI). I wouldn't be doing this until January or February of 2023, at the earliest. 

The RPT currently has 6 non-English language exams available:

1. German - This is probably my best language right now. I can read it fairly well, but I don't speak it that well. I've already taken an official Goethe exam, so I'd be able to compare the ACTFL's RPT to the available Goethe materials. I don't think anyone has done this, at least not for this specific purpose.
   
2. Italian - Probably my second best language. I'm currently working on studying for an official certificate for this one, too, so I'm hoping to be approaching (if not at) B1 level by the time I'd be taking the exam next year.
   
3. French - I self-studied this briefly a few decades ago, but didn't really get further than basic nouns. I can read some French, due to English stealing a lot of French/Romance vocabulary, but I'd essentially be starting from 0 with this one. If I did this one, I would probably use Duolingo as the main/only resource, just to test their claims regarding the language.
   
4. Spanish - I took a couple of years of Spanish in HS and grew up in a Spanish-speaking area. I can understand quite a bit of written Spanish, though I haven't officially studied it in ages. This one would be Duolingo and probably the book "Poca a Poco" as study resources. 
   
5. Portuguese - I've never studied Portuguese, but I've heard it's close enough to Spanish to be almost mutually intelligible. So I'd probably start with a minor advantage here. I just did the first Duolingo Portuguese lesson, and it looks like Italian and Spanish had a weird baby. Duolingo Portuguese is only 4 checkpoints, so may not be sufficient for the ACTFL. 
   
6. Russian - I currently struggle with Cyrillic, so Russian would be extremely difficult. Probably similar to someone who thinks they are "not good" at languages taking the exam. I doubt I would get any credits for Russian, but you never know. I tried to do XAMK's beginner Russian course and didn't get very far because of the alphabet. Duolingo's Russian also only goes to 4 checkpoints.
   

So which 2 or 3 languages should I work towards? Assuming my self-assessments above are accurate, which one(s) do you think will give everyone the best idea of what to expect when studying from 0 for the average UMPI student?

I also have a bunch of other apps & resources, aside from Duolingo, available for study. Should I use them or stick to Duolingo?