3 Years Foreign Lang Enough?

<p>8th Grade: Spanish I
9th Grade: Spanish II
9th Grade Summer: Spanish III (At Summer Learning Center)</p>

<p>Interested in applying to Harvard EA. You can see my Chances thread through my history if needed.</p>

<p>I think having three years of a foreign language is to be avoided, unless something prevents you from taking the fourth year. In your case, I would look very unfavorably on your foreign language skills (or rather, commitment). You haven't taken a foreign language in two years, and you only went to Spanish III (and it was during the summer, and not during school. Your school may be different, but at my school, you only need a 60% to get credit during the summer; summer courses are pass/fail only). Unless you are a native speaker of another language, or you have been taking another language, I would recommend that you take either the AP Spanish test or the SAT II Spanish test.</p>

<p>I took the Spanish SAT II and got a 630(for college credit). Does that help at all? I got an A in III, but it was quite easy.</p>

<p>A 630 is not going to help you unless it's in your fourth or fifth foreign language. If Spanish is your only foreign language, I'd advise you to keep going.</p>

<p>I'm a senior though. Should I continue in a CC class even though its been a whole 2 years since my last Spanish class?</p>

<p>In a CC class? Your high school doesn't offer anything beyond Spanish III?</p>

<p>If you want to get into Harvard, yes, you should take the most challenging schedule you can. If Spanish conflicts with another difficult, important class, then that's a separate issue, but if you have time to take it, you should.</p>

<p>I resumed taking Japanese after a two-year break; it shouldn't be that tough to get back into practice with Spanish.</p>

<p>I was taking Computor Science instead of Spanish, which I took to the AP level and got a 5. I guess I could start AP Spanish in school, but it is considered the toughest class in the school. What if I took Spanish IV (non-AP) at another location?</p>