Colleges requiring four years of a language..

Applying to College
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<p>Which ivy leagues and other top colleges require four years of a foreign language? Would love to see a list; trying to figure out whether I will have to take Spanish 4.</p>

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<p>Since there are only 8 it should only take you a few minutes to check their web sites.</p>

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<p>As far as I know, none require 4 years…</p>

<p>Pretty sure I might be wrong.</p>

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<p>UVA associate director of admissions announced in a college information session to a bunch of out of state students: Your GC and our catalog may say you need two years of a foreign language, buy your competition has four years, so if you want to be competitive, take four years. This is a better way to look at it.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.flageorgia.org/advocacy/College_&_University_Language_Requirements.pdf[/url]”>http://www.flageorgia.org/advocacy/College_&_University_Language_Requirements.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>First Google result…</p>

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<p>Hmm, I understand that 2 years is undercutting the norm by alot, but would 3 years make a difference compared to 4 years? (At the ivies and top colleges). I don’t enjoy foreign language…</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that some colleges and universities require some language. You may be able to test out of the requirement, but the testing out option would be more likely if you have continued your language senior year. You are not going to be the only person with three years of foreign language.</p>

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<p>Ditto. This is not to say that there aren’t always some people that are accepted without the minimum recommendations/expectations in an academic area, but you do have to determine if you have strengths that will more than make up for your weaknesses.</p>

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<p>I would like to follow up on entomom. I was able to still get into Duke with only 2 years, but I followed their recommendation for taking other courses and maintaining a very rigorous course load.</p>

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<p>Note that Duke looks for at least 3 years of a FL, so taking only 2 years is less of a deficit there than for those schools that recommend 4 yrs.</p>

<p>[Duke</a> University Admissions: What We Seek](<a href=“http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_whatweseek.html]Duke”>http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_whatweseek.html)</p>

<p>“Your secondary school record should include the most challenging courses your school offers. We recommend four years of English and at least three years of mathematics, natural science, foreign language, and social studies.”</p>

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<p>well it depends what you are dropping FL for…</p>

<p>If you are dropping it for a science AP class, and you want to major in science, I think thats encouraged…I hate the people that go on websites and see “hmm look, it recommends this, so let me take this to give myself a better shot”</p>

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<p>Besides what does 4 years mean (i dont think the websites specifies)</p>

<p>4 years on High school or 4 years total (incl. middle school)?</p>

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<p>I think it means getting to year 4 or so that 4 years show up on the HS transcript. I know that many junior highs offer spanish 1 as HS credit, I believe that counts. Also they require 2 years, recommend 3, but are willing to forgo the recommendation given that you have taken a challenging course load. I am going to their school of engineering that has no FL requirements so taking 2 years of spanish was a great deal. I personally did not like taking FL because I know multiple Indian languages, which are my native tongue.</p>