<p>How important is it to the top universities that I take all four years of a foreign language? I've taken 3 years of one language thus far. Will it make or break my application?? Sorry if someone else has posted a thread on this.</p>
<p>I'm dropping my foreign language, but then again, I have a credit from 8th grade (so technically, 4 credits) and I've been taking the language since 7th...</p>
<p>I guess it depends on what your intended major is, whether the schools you're applying to have a f.l. general ed. requirement, and how your senior year classes look anyway.</p>
<p>I doubt it will harm your application at all...I took Spanish 1 part 1/2 in the 7/8th grades, then took Spanish 2/3 in 9th and 10th grade. Then I was done with Spanish...some of my friends have the credentials to get into schools like MIT (i.e. almost perfect SAT, Siemens placement, USAMO qualifier) and they haven't taken more than 3 years of a foreign language...so IMO it's not a big factor at all.</p>
<p>Well from what I've heard, most students applying this year are going to have 4 and 5 years of a foreign language to really make them strong applicants. I wouldn't take the chance of dropping it unless your going to get a bad grade or its going to effect your other classes.</p>
<p>Well, having 4 or 5 years of a foreign language certainly won't hurt your app, but if you stop taking the language in favor of taking more AP classes or more science/math classes and can maintain As in those, then I don't think you lost anything by not taking the foreign language. Overall, I think it's just a small part of your total app and won't hurt you in any major way if you are taking hard classes to begin with and have good ECs.</p>
<p>No it definitely won't make or break your application. Top universities have much more important things to consider than whether you have 3 or 4 years of foreign language. As long as you continue challenging yourself academically, not taking another year of foreign language is nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>If you can't take four yrs. b/c of scheduling conflicts most Apps allow you to explain that. I know Carolina's does. However, if you get the opportunity I would definitely try to take four years.</p>
<p>You can take online foreign language classes. I think taking it online while you take APs would help.</p>
<p>I'm taking French 2B, which is like French 4, through CSU Sacramento this Fall.</p>
<p>Online Spanish is available at some other colleges.</p>