<p>Cornell's CAS requires 3 units of one language. I only took 2 units of spanish and one unit of latin. I did not know Cornell wanted this because at that time, I had not looked into Cornell. What do i do? Am i just screwed or do you think its okay if i write on additional info that i had not looked into cornell during my sophomore year when i had to choose courses for junior year?....</p>
<p>You can try it, but I don’t know if they’ll like it.</p>
<p>■■■ my dream school…anyone else know what to do</p>
<p>Look into completing online classes for a third level of Spanish.</p>
<p>how do i do that? i dont think i can now at my hs cause the year started…can i do that at home</p>
<p>Talk to your counselor about it</p>
<p>its too late for doing it at my school. virtual high school started sept</p>
<p>You could see if you could take classes at a local community college. My friend didn’t have time for a language in her schedule, so she started taking Spanish at the community college. It’s also nice because it takes less time to get the credit.</p>
<p>this sucks =/ i cant take community college classes…i cant afford it…pretty sure its only a few 100 dollars but thats still too much…guess im screwed…i just emailed cornell </p>
<p>anyone else know if mentioning my situation is a good idea?</p>
<p>The community college idea is a good one–next semester, you would complete the equivalent of a year of hs Spanish. Be sure you mention this on your application so that the Cornell admissions people know that you’re taking it. Another option would be to self-study and then take the Spanish subject test; if you got a high enough score–in the 600s–you would look sufficiently prepared. I suspect you’re a hs senior, though, so you probably don’t have time to do this in time for it to matter.</p>
<p>You could apply to a different school at Cornell. Only Arts and Sciences asks for 3 years of one language. Or you could just apply to CAS with what you’ve got. The fact that you’ve got three years of foreign language is probably the main thing. Cornell A & S kids have to get through the intermediate (second-year college) level of some language in order to graduate; many students end up finishing up their language requirement during their freshman year, but those whose language background isn’t great sometimes end up having to take all four semesters.</p>
<p>if i take spanish my second semester at a community college, will other colleges have to be notified that i am doing this or can i keep it a secret between me and cornell</p>
<p>I believe the University of Kentucky has a program where you can complete assignments at any time, just ahve to finish the class by the end of the semester, and it’s all done online.</p>
<p>The rules aren’t set in stone. Even though you don’t have 3 years of a foreign language you do have 3 years of foreign languages. </p>
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<p>The above was taken directly from Cornell’s website for CAS. So even if you didn’t get that 3rd year you wouldn’t automatically be rejected as in the part which I have bolded for convenience, it states that defeciences can and should be expalined in a letter accompanying the app.</p>
<p>Also, why would you want to keep taking spanish at a community college a secret? Unless you get really bad grades in it, it would actually help your application as it would make your coursework more rigorous as colleges love to see things such as students dual enrolling at a community college or self-studying APs to challenge themselves beyond their normal school curriculum. So it could only help you (unless you get bad grades in the community college course that is.)</p>
<p>but then i had the option of spanish in junior year. i just thought it would be good 2 years spanish 2 years latin until the teacher quit. so like in a way they can say i couldve taken it senior year which i didnt cause i didnt know…</p>
<p>also im afraid of spanish at cc cause i suck at it. i got good grades in them but it was the easiest teachers lol</p>
<p>Well as you stated you didn’t know about the requirements earlier. I don’t really think that Cornell can blame you for not finding out about their requirements earlier. I mean, I don’t think its normal for sophomores to be focused on applying to colleges and fulfilling requirements and what not but I can’t be sure since I’m not an American nor have I ever attended an American high school so I don’t know the norm. However from what I’ve come across on this site, it truly doesn’t seem as if sophomores do extensive research on colleges at such an early stage.</p>
<p>I will write this on the additional section of my CA. Can anyone help me find grammatical errors, anything wrong in it or to make it sound better. This is what went down, but there might be some wordings or phrases that make it sound not genuine. so please help. also, do you guys think this info should be placed before or after my resume. </p>
<p>I failed to fulfill the “three years of one language” requirement for Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. I took only two years of Spanish and one year of Latin. I was unaware of the “three years of one language” requirement for Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences when selecting my junior year courses during my sophomore year. Therefore, I decided to switch from Spanish to Latin. I thought it would be beneficial if I took two years of each language. However, our school’s Latin teacher retired early this school year, so I was unable to continue Latin. This year, I was unable to switch back to Spanish because I thought I would be taking Latin and my schedule had been set and unable to be changed. Although I took only two years of Spanish in high school, I had taken two years of Spanish in middle school. Also, I am fluent in Korean.</p>