<p>For the Ivy League schools and UC schools, is it better if I take 3 years of the same language? I took Japanese for 2 years and was planning to take it over summer at my community college for the 3rd year but it turns out that they don't offer it anymore... I don't know where to turn but I wouldn't do a different language if it doesn't look good. Thanks!</p>
<p>UCs specify level 2 minimum, level 3 recommended, for high school foreign language.
[A-G</a> courses | UC Admissions](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html#language]A-G”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html#language)</p>
<p>For other schools, check their web sites.</p>
<p>Because college foreign language courses teach at a faster pace than high school foreign language courses, the second or third semester of college foreign language may be equivalent to the third or fourth year of high school foreign language.</p>
<p>Some schools require 3 of one language OR 4 of two different ones. But I recommend going for the 3 and gaining a greater fluency. It will help you more on your resume when you graduate.</p>
<p>UCs as noted require 2 years and recommend 3 in the same language. The ivies typically state what they expect to see as recommended courses without specifically saying anything is actually required and the ivies want to see 3 (some) or 4 (others) years of the same foreign language.</p>
<p>Nevertheless valid excuses for not taking three or four years of a language are accepted by the ivies and others and thus if you have had two years of a language and now cannot possibly take a third year because it is no longer offered, that is something you should mention in your application, and doing another language for two years would be deemed an acceptable replacement in that situation.</p>