are perfect grades enough? [does being pretty help?]

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i get the best grades and take all the honors classes i can, but i haven't taken a foreign language yet.... AND I'M A JUNIOR!!!</p>

<p>do i have to take a foreign language in order to get into a good school, even if i don't plan on majoring in anything that has to do with a foreign language? </p>

<p>i'm thinking creative writing//journalism...
will i sink or swim? </p>

<p>please, tell me! i am so very lost!!!
and i'm aiming high [princeton, columbia, cambridge, harvard, stanford, you know...]</p>

<p>and do looks help?
if i smchooze an admissions officer, does that help at all? :]]]</p>

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<p>Usually a lot of schools require 2, if not 3 years of a foreign language no matter what major you intend to pursue.</p>

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<p>Are you serious about the latter part?</p>

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<p>The top schools recommend 2 to 3 years of foreign language. Many strong applicants take 4 years.
Maybe looks can help... :)</p>

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<p>you are screwed for all the colleges you want to go to you must!!!!! have 4 years of a foreign language.</p>

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<p>yeah right shes probably an ugly fat chick in dire need of some attention</p>

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<p>Well if your screenname is supposed to be French, then it's obvious you haven't taken any foreign languages yet. Lebelle is almost equivalent to calling yourself a pretty man, (pretty ironic given this thread topic) it should be LA belle.</p>

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<p>^hehe.</p>

<p>OP, how has your school let you get through sophomore year without taking a foreign language?</p>

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<p>

LMAO. </p>

<p>Why haven't you taken a foreign language? To be competative you have to take four years.</p>

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<p>UH. Get over yourself?</p>

<p>And if you're aiming for such prestigious colleges, how did you fail to take even a SINGLE foreign language?</p>

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<p>well...
IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT I HAVEN'T TAKEN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. </p>

<p>new computer systems made my last 3 years messy.
right now i have 2 study halls.
CUS THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO TAKE. </p>

<p>and yeah. the screenname is actually a joke.
srry.</p>

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<p>
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CUS THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO TAKE.

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<p>Hmmm, how about taking a foreign language?
I still don't understand why the school doesn't make you take one to graduate.</p>

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<p>no i mean, the schedules are so full and so messed up... that there is no way for me to take what i need to. i've been trying since freshman year to take french I... so i have another question... </p>

<p>I AM TAKING FRENCH 101 at the community college near me.
i will be able to take one year this sem, for four credits. </p>

<p>if i take french II there over the summer, do i need to or should i take french III the first sem of my senior year? is that enough of a plan to make up for lack of the foreign language in high school as of right now?</p>

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<p>You may be very owned since it is almost a prerequisite at many places.</p>

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<p>Yea, You really need 4 years of language to even compete against the top students... go take courses during the year.</p>

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<p>You should def get through French III. That's sort of the minimum at a lot of the top 20 schools.</p>

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<p>I'd say talk to the admissions people at the schools you are applying to. It may be that, since you're taking the classes at a college rather than a hs, you'll only need 2 classes. It'll free up time (senior year) for you to take another college class that will help you better prepare for your major.</p>

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<p>lol i have 9 yrs of language.
mad h4x</p>

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<p>Maybe you could donate some to the OP- hook your brains up with jumper cables and squeeze lemon juice on them...</p>

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<p>^Haha very creative Weasel. ;)</p>

<p>Erm... to the OP--do you even HAVE ECs or anything of the sort? If not I'd recommend taking a good look at reality. Look at the stats of the past students who have gotten accepted into those schools.
What about your scores and GPA?</p>