<p>I understand Fordhams rigid core, and can appreciate their mission in educating the whole person....my question is about one specific aspect of the core.
I have not taken a foriegn language since high school (2009) and even in high school although I got good grades in Spanish, i completely dreaded the class and have no interest in the subject whatsoever.
I am basically starting from scratch in terms of Spanish; as I have not even thought about the language in nearly 3 years, so my question is how intense is the 'exit level' course fordham requires for graduation? I am really not looking forward to taking all the Spanish courses they require and have reservations about if I can pass them.</p>
<p>Transfer, its not easy. I would suggest you contact the transfer office immediately to take the placement exam. Its on line, anddoesnt take a lot of tiem.</p>
<p>My daughter took spanish 1 in 8th grade in middle school, and then spanish 2 and 3 in high school. She quit spanish after her sophomore year because she wanted to take a class that wouldn’t otherwise fit in her schedule, and the spanish teacher was pretty bad and she felt like she wasn’t learning anything.</p>
<p>So she didn’t have any spanish at all her junior or senior year. She took the placement exam and placed into the second half of Spanish 1. She was not happy although it wasn’t unexpected. She will have to take spanish the rest of this year (she’s a freshman) and all of next year. She doesn’t enjoy it, finds it rather difficult, but recognizes how helpful it could be for her to be able to speak it.</p>
<p>I am the absolute worst at spanish, despite taking it since middle school. I pretty much failed every test in the exit level, and still passed the class with a C+. It’s doable.</p>
<p>Ramfan, can we ask which exit level class you took?</p>
<p>I took french all through high school, and was pretty good at it. I’m in the exit level right now at Fordham, which is a literature class. Honestly, I’m one of the better kids in my class. The profs obviously prefer if you can participate, but as long as you’re decent at writing, you’ll be fine</p>