<p>I'm applying to UVA and William & Mary in the fall. UVA recommends 5 years of a foreign language, William & Mary recommends 4. I have taken 3 years of Spanish, but due to a scheduling conflict, I cannot take Spanish IV. I was wondering how much of an impact this will have on my chances of admission. Do I still have a good shot of getting in despite this?
2070 SAT (720 CR, 700 M, 650 W), 4.17 GPA (3.92 unweighted), top 10%, almost all honors and AP classes in HS</p>
<p>I don’t think it will kill your chances. First off, you have good stats, and I’m assuming you’ll be taking an equally challenging course in replacement of the FL class. Also, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to recommended course loads. Is there anyway you can take the FL class online/through a CC? That might help your cause. Also - be sure to ask your GC to mention in the letter why you only took three years. I’m sure you’ll be fine. :)</p>
<p>I think you should be fine- I was admitted to Duke and a lot of other schools with only 3 yrs of spanish. It shouldnt be that much of a detriment to your app.</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat. I’ve taken 3 years of French so far, and cannot take AP French V Lang next year due to a scheduling conflict with Calc. I’m probably going to end up taking the class anyway, with the same work and everything, just doing all of the coursework at a different time… Then again, I might just take an extra science. I have no idea.</p>
<p>I was also asked to become a French tutor, but would it be weird on my app if it says that I was a French tutor for junior and senior years, and I stopped taking french sophomore year?</p>
<p>I don’t think so, sciencefrenchie. I think it shows maturity that you continue to pursue it outside of the classroom. I hate scheduling conflicts, btw. Story of my freakin’ life.</p>
<p>I think if you are OOS it will hurt your chances more than in-state because it is harder to get in. </p>
<p>If you are replacing Frech 4 with an important class then that should be fine, but if not I reccomend staying with French 4 because colleges like commitment and staying with your language all through high school helps show that.</p>
<p>Same here with scheduling conflicts, kiterunner18… It doesn’t make it any easier when you have at most 400 (and probably not even that) in one school, almost of which are happy with the fact that they’re in a private school to begin with and don’t bother to take any challenging classes. So, of course, you only have one track for most of the AP’s in your school. And, if you happened to be taking a lot of said AP’s… you’re screwed.</p>
<p>I was thinking about just picking French up senior year again, but there’s no guarantees that there won’t be another one of those pesky conflicts. <em>sigh</em> I blame it on the administration…</p>
<p>This may be a stupid question, but what do they mean by 5 years since HS is only 4? Do they want you to take two languages in the same year?</p>
<p>Probably not 5 years, more likely 5 “levels”. Take French, for an example. One would typically go through: French I, French II, French III, French IV, AP French V.</p>
<p>Just a guess.</p>