As a sophomore I am taking spanish 3. Can I take another foreign lang for my Junior and senior year? Will it meet 3 or 4 years of foreign lang for many of the universities.
For many colleges, the highest level completed matters. For such colleges, completing Spanish 3 counts as âthree yearsâ, but it would be better to take Spanish 4 and 5 if available than some other language 1 and 2.
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Why not take two at once hahah. Thatâs what I did Sophomore year
Do you mean concurrently, as in level 4 junior year + level 5 or AP senior year in one language, and level 1+2 of another language junior /senior year?
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I took Spanish 2 in FR year and Spanish 3 in Sophomore year. My School does not offer spanish 4 and 5 !. I was hoping to take another language instead of AP Spanish my junior year and/or senior year.
Do I have to take a Foreign Langage course in college if I donât have 3 or 4 years of the same language?
The higher level you reach the less you have to take, depending on college. Often youâll have a test during orientation. Many flagships consider that if you had AP foreign language with a score of 4-5 they can waive the requirement but otherwise the less you take in highschool the more you have to take in college. Top colleges are more demanding - a level equivalent to AP 5 means one more class at Yale and either three levels of a new language or two of that one at Tufts. For top schools the level of reference tends to be AP but there are many paths to completing the requirements. Finally some have zero requirement, such as Hamilton or Brown.
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If you have gotten as far as you can in Spanish, that is all you need to do (unless you love Language or want to be an international relations major). Your GC can explain in their recommondation that is all they offer.
Some colleges have foreign language requirements, and some donât.
You can choose to make that a consideration when you choose a college, or not.
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At my school, to qualify for the honors diploma, you must take 3 years of one language or 2 years of 1 language and 2 of a 2nd.
If your school is similar to mine, I assume that switching to a different language would be possible and would still meet the 3-4 year qualification for most colleges. I know some students switch languages, while others add a second language concurrently (such as sign language and Spanish 4/5).
My teachers recommend looking at the enrollment requirements of the colleges youâre considering and the major youâre considering, if you know where you want to go to college.
Colleges mean 'level reached ', not ânumber of years in high schoolâ. If you took Spanish 1+2 in middle school, then Spanish 3, 4, and AP in high school, it doesnât count as three years, but as 5.
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Iâd highly recommend either continuing with Spanish or taking two language classes concurrently. It looks better to colleges to stick with a language for four years, especially if you take the AP exam. Iâm taking Latin I and Spanish 3 as a sophomore, and Iâve had no difficulties whatsoever.
I am currently taking German III and Spanish III as a freshman. Iâd say go for it, as long as you have a knack for languages. Do not drop out of Spanish and take a different language though; at my school, the credit for the previous language is erased. Schools would not like that.