<p>I couldn't fit my last third year of French in my Junior year schedule...so now I'm doing it as a Senior...but its really troublesome to do this as I've had no foregin language for a year.</p>
<p>But I'd like to take three years of foreign language....but I was thinking if I could start taking french next semester in a community college (which would be easier and shorter)</p>
<p>Would that plan be acceptable if I apply to Stanford....and UCs?</p>
<p>Just take it in school. I took Spanish 1 and 2 frosh and soph years, skipped junior year, and then took 3 in senior year.</p>
<p>I really find it difficult to keep up though…I never really liked the language, but coping up after no year of french is crazy…</p>
<p>would it really hurt if I take something else instead? I thought 2 years is min requirement.</p>
<p>from admissions’ web site:
“Foreign Language: three or more years of the same foreign language. Your study of a foreign language ought to include the development of four basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension.”</p>
<p>^But, I couldn’t take it due to a schedule conflict in junior year…i find it difficult to cope up after a year…our school’s foreign lang dept is pretty hardcore.</p>
<p>Besides, Stanford only recommends course loads right? They don’t require like UCs right? I just don’t want to be rejected just because I didn’t take 3 years of foreign language…that seems so absurd!</p>
<p>I took French 1 and 2 in 7th and 8th grade, then skipped a year and took French 3 in 9th grade…
I’m no amaaazing student but I make good grades and I managed to get a B with a very hard but very good teacher and now I’m in French 4
Just a success story (depending on if you think a B is a success haha)</p>
<p>^Sorry, meant to say 10th grade… I am a junior now</p>
<p>QA,
If you want to know what would be in your best interest, we answered that. Stop whining, study hard, and get through the 3rd year of French.</p>
<p>If you just want to argue that you don’t have to - fine. But why are you asking then? Do what you want.</p>
<p>Wait, is three years of the same foreign language a requirement or a recommendation? I have Spanish II and III in high school, but then I switched to Japanese I. Just my luck that Japanese II was cancelled, so I have three years of a foreign language, but one year is a different language.</p>
<p>@nngmm</p>
<p>Don’t make me laugh. I am not here to whine about things. I want to know whether it would HURT me in any way for admissions to colleges like Stanford or Cornell if I don’t take French 3…I’m going into the sciences and engineering, I really see no reason why I should take this class and work my butt off when I could be taking some interesting science class that I’d rather be in.</p>
<p>No one to this point has answered that.</p>
<p>applicannot,
your situation is different, I think. You also have taken level III of Spanish, which is a good thing.</p>
<p>QA,
Unless you are a world-class scientist, you will be applying in the same pool as thousands of others who will have all the credentials you have, plus 3 (or, more likely, 4 years) of FL, which is clearly listed as an expected academic preparation. The stuff they list is, generally speaking, the MINIMUM they expect to see. Many students by far exceed these basic requirements. So yes, not completing the basic recommended curriculum will hurt your chances at any school with 10-15% acceptance rate, unless you have some MAJOR hook working in your favor.</p>
<p>You should tank it out as best as you can in French III. The fact that it’s hard means you really have an opportunity here to learn.</p>
<p>What class do you want to trade in French III for? I’d consider it a good trade under two conditions:
<p>This means stuff like an AP science or a QUALITY engineering elective. I took electronics I last year as a junior in lieu of a FL. I gained a bit of understanding out of the class, but overall it was a load of BS. I would have gotten much more out of Italian III. I’m taking it now as a senior, and I don’t plan on switching out.</p>