Can I make up for a lack of foreign language credits in the rest of my application?

Since you are targeting top schools for CS, then you might be applying to UC Berkeley, UCLA and/or UC San Diego? UC’s have a 2 year minimum requirement for Foreign Language. It can be fulfilled by taking 2 years (3 recommended) of HS FL, 2 semesters of a community college FL (UC transferable) or Score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP Exam in Chinese Language and Culture, French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Spanish Language, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture or Latin; score of 5, 6 or 7 on an IB Language A2 HL exam.

UC’s are also test blind this admission cycle and do not consider LOR’s (exception UCB if invited to submit) and will not consider counselor documentation regarding the lack of an FL.

The UC application does have a check to make sure applicant has completed the a-g course requirements and will flag if there is anything lacking.

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