Does middle school count?

Applying to College
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<p>So there are some colleges that highly recommend 3 years of a foreign language.</p>

<p>Anyways, I took French III in my sophomore year before dropping it in favor of more AP Science/Math classes (so it wasnt like i dropped it because it was getting too hard). I want to go into something science/math related so i thought those classes would better prepare me. Furthermore, our school only has 7 periods (stupid required study high), and if we had 8 like other schools, i definetly would not have dropped french.</p>

<p>I took French I in middle school (7/8th grade), French II (9th grade), and French III (10th grade). They ALL show up on my high school transcript (grades, credits and all)</p>

<p>Does this meet the recommended 3 years or not? As in, is it just the level that we have learned?</p>

<p>Or is it just strictly 3 years in high school?</p>

<p>Does anyone have prior knowledge/experience in this? Is this "recommendation" very strict? For example, did anyone get into Stanford with only 2 years of foreign language in high school (Stanford "highly recommends" 3 years).</p>

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<p>your fine just chill</p>

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<p>I would think so since they all show up on the transcript.</p>

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<p>im not freaking out...just wondering...</p>

<p>but what if for some high schools, they dont put middle school on there (so will college then level it and not include my middle school either)</p>

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<p>8th grade spanish counted for me (it's on my transcript). i got a 75 in it, so it really sucks.</p>

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<p>Sounds like you took a high school class in middle school. Nothing wrong with that, and it counts. You've completed three years of high school language classes.</p>

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<p>psht geek mom. i know that i took a high school class in middle school - even though when i was in 8th grade, i'm pretty sure i was unaware that it would count for high school.</p>

<p>i'm just saying that it sucks because im clearly a different caliber student now than i was in 8th grade. (i think i had about a 70 average in middle school =D)</p>

<p>i'm not worried about it, i'm just saying that it sucks.</p>

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<p>Middle school math and language courses do count as credit( but not the grade). Middle school is when you can still play.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses</p>

<p>I was just worried I might have not met the language requirement for some colleges.</p>

<p>My counselor is really, really bad...every time i sign up for scheduling, she never gives any advice and just signs up for the classes...when I ask her for advice, she just says "I dont know, how about you look it up." (everyone says that about her too, its like shes only a counselor because of the money, not because she wants to help out the students). Im willing to bet her counselor recs are going to be so generic (just relist everything that i put on the brag sheet) because shes so lazy...wont even talk about anecdotes...</p>

<p>I wish i realized how important language classes were, apparently the other counselors told their students to keep on taking it because it will not only look good for colleges, but it will help out in the future with globalization and all.</p>

<p>Also, I do have an empty spot for senior year scehdules. Should I take French IV? Or is it hard getting back into a language with a year off?</p>

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<p>Ideally, most top colleges prefer 4 years of everything: science, math, language, social studies, english. This is what I roughly plan for my 2 daughters.</p>

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Middle school math and language courses do count as credit( but not the grade). Middle school is when you can still play.

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<p>nope, the 75 in 8th grade spanish is in my GPA - i'm not saying that it is for every HS, but it is for mine</p>

<p>even weirder is, that it doesn't show up AT ALL on my friends transcript and she did take spanish I in 7th + 8th grade.</p>

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<p>My daughter did a HS level math class in middle school. It was on her HS transcript and was included in her GPA.</p>

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<p>My school also factors in some middle school courses into your GPA. For example, my Algebra 1 honors and my French 1 classes from MS are on my transcript and are reflected in my GPA.</p>

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<p>I guess my daughters are lucky that we live in a district that grades in middle school don't count. But they both have straight As in middle school anyway.</p>