Harvard says they want 4 years of a foreign language…
isnt that a bit ridiculous? (IMO), i have 3, though… would that really be detrimental or anything, and which other schools require 4?
i know its 3 for stanford.
<p>anyone know?</p>
<p>Don't worry about it... not a make or break point. But be sure that you're strong is some academic area and your transcript shows that.</p>
<p>It's not that ridiculous considering theyre a top notch college. New York state high schools REQUIRES three, so pushing it to four is logical.</p>
<p>ehh..
well in my case its almost impossible to fit in 4 years due to our weird scheduling =( --and plus the heavy propensity towards sciences</p>
<p>Well, I was thinking of applying to Harvard, but I only have 3 years of foreign language (Latin). I can't take four, because my school doesn't offer Latin 4 anymore.</p>
<p>They did offer up to AP Latin when I signed up freshman year, but our brilliant teacher left, and now we're stuck with the most craptastic Latin instructor, who only teaches up to Latin 3.</p>
<p>just start a new language. i did four years of spanish and three of latin</p>
<p>craptastic should be included in a new language for sure lol. My school offers AP spanish but I dont like spanish (no harvard for me anyway)...I dont like spanish anyway I want to learn german but none at my school</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation. This high school I'm in doesn't have any Latin. Last year as a freshman I took Latin. Currently as a sophmore I took Spanish at this new high school. --; By senior year I'm going to be taking Spanish III. So there's no way I could get into Spanish IV. :/</p>
<p>i hope its not a REQUIREMENT and just a STRONG RECOMMEDNATION or something.</p>
<p>same here. :]</p>