<p>My 9th grade son is in Spanish II at a very competitive private school in NYC. He spends so much time studying Spanish I feel it is impacting his other classes. I'm wondering if he will be able to apply to selective colleges if he drops Spanish next year and only has what amounts to 2 years of foreign language? Thanks. </p>
<p>Take spanish 3, then he can drop spanish. Only taking two severely limits his chances at many schools and make him ineligible at others.</p>
<p>For most selective colleges he needs 3 foreign language credist in the same language. However, some colleges highly suggest to take a 4th foreign language. I think he’ll just need a Spanish III</p>
<p>Thanks, he is legacy at Penn and Cornell. Although he is very bright and does well on standardized tests, his grades thus far this year will not make him an appropriate candidate for either school. I’m hoping he’s just a 14 year old boy who needs to cook a little. He’s working very hard but he’s taking a while to adjust to upper school. I guess we’ll see.</p>
<p>Definitely get to three years.</p>
<p>Can he drop to spanish 1 and then take it through to senior year? He will still have years of spanish. How does his teacher say he is doing? </p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think it matters. I took Latin I and Latin II freshman year of high school, and I’m at Princeton now. I don’t think it matters as much as you think, however I could be the exception.</p>
<p>How selective?</p>
<p>Lots of colleges do not require higher than level 2 of high school foreign language for admission.</p>
<p>However many of those colleges require a higher level of proficiency than that in a foreign language for graduation.</p>
<p>The guidance counselors at his own “very competitive private school” are the people to ask about this, not us. They know where their students have been admitted, and which courses those students took. </p>
<p>For the top schools, 3 or 4 years or foreign language is typically recommended. But I agree that you should speak to his guidance counselor. </p>