<p>So im just planning on taking my foreign language senior year so that I get up to level 2 in spanish..I'm interested in top colleges and I know all of them prefer at least level 4 in a foreign language..Is the fact that I'll only have 2 levels of spanish a big deal? I know that I might be able to take spanish 1 over the summer so that I could go up to level 3..should I do that If I can ? It's just that taking the class will be lots of money so ehh ..anyway thanks guys</p>
<p>Are you an international student? Many school districts have 2 year foreign language for graduation requirement. It is not common that someone at senior year taking a level 2 foreign language.</p>
<p>It seems the OP is in a US school but on a visa so would have to apply as an international. </p>
<p>OP, if you intended to apply to top schools you should have started working on the foreign language earlier. Perhaps you can take the SAT2 for Korean to show foreign language mastery.</p>
<p>If the OP is an international who grew up in a non-English-speaking place, then s/he may want to also show evidence of proficiency in that language (e.g. SAT subject test or AP test if available in the language).</p>
<p>Some schools would waived the foreign language requirement if you are not a native English speaker and have received other language education in foreign countries.</p>
<p>im korean but i’ve been living in america for most of my life…I actually speak better English than I do Korean lol</p>
<p>Then the answer is YES. Your fellow applicants at the most selective schools will have met the 3 year minimum, most having taken 4. Perhaps look at a broader and more realistic suite of target colleges? Good luck</p>
<p>Is there a reason you didn’t start foreign language earlier (ex. you were overseas at a school that did not offer it)? If so that would help your case. If you just chose to not take foreign languages until junior year that was a mistake.</p>
<p>If you think you can score decently, consider taking the SATII in Korean to demonstrate your proficiency in the language. </p>
<p><a href=“foreign language will be the death of me - Applying to College - College Confidential Forums”>foreign language will be the death of me - Applying to College - College Confidential Forums;
<p>I’m not sure what type of advice you are expecting, You’ve known for at least a year, based on the above link, that highly selective colleges expect applicants to have 3-4 years of a foreign language, and yet you’ve gone another academic year without making any progress. If you were able to take the SATII in Korean, your problem would be solved. However, the curve is really harsh, and an 800 only puts you in the 61st percentile. Also the Korean test is only offered in November, which will be tight for EA/ED applications.</p>
<p>Cast a wider net for colleges that don’t have a 3-4 year expectation of foreign language training. Good luck.</p>
<p>Foreign language did not screw you over. You screwed up. Time to look at other colleges.</p>
<p>Take a foreign language over the summer, preferably at an intensive college program such as Concordia’s, Middlebury’s. I think there’s one at Penn State too. After the intensive program, register in Level 4 or AP of the language at your high school, and you’ll be even.
Yes it’ll be a lot of work (you’ll do nothing else for most of the summer) and a lot of money but that’s what you get for procrastinating on a core subject - what would you expect if you said “I only completely Algebra I, am I competitive for top colleges”?
If you can’t do that, alter your list of colleges accordingly - universities ranked 35+ and LACs ranked 50+ may accept someone with only 2 years in a foreign language, but that’s still risky.</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 You always have solid advice, but I have to disagree with you on this one. Middlebury is an excellent program, but for HS students, the program is only 4 weeks. Concordia is similar. There is no way to get from 0-AP in that length of time.</p>
<p>Other options to explore would be intensive language programs at Harvard Summer School, Stanford Summer School, UChicago Summer Session. Alternatively, there are immersion schools in Spain and Latin America. After those, you could make your way into level 4. Again, none of these are cheap, but there’s an opportuniy cost involved with doing nothing for 3 years. Good luck.</p>
<p>^You’re right, I was thinking of the “adult” camps, which are VERY intense and longer than the HS camps (8 weeks covering 1 college year or 3 HS years).
The Concordia HS camps cover level1 and 2 in 4 weeks (roughly) so OP could try that. The Penn state program lasts 8 weeks, I think, and covers levels 1-3 - I think motivated HS students can register but OP would need to check.</p>
<p>I think ill self study Spanish 1 over the summer so that I could at least take 2 and 3 senior year thanks for the help: :-)</p>
<p>How would you take 2 and 3 senior year? Each is worth 1 year… :s </p>