<p>I am currently a sophomore in high school and wondering how many foreign language credits I should attain before graduation in order to increase my chances of getting into UVA. This is my third year of Spanish. I realize in the commerce school students are required to complete a certain number of credit hours before graduation, thereofore i assume highschool credits will play some role in acceptance. Any thoughts or knowledge is more than welcome and will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Required 2
Recommended 5
Most take 3 or 4</p>
<p>You should at least continue to Spanish 4 and if you enjoy it, go ahead and take 5 years, as it will look better on your application.</p>
<p>At UVA, you are required to take 2 years of a foreign language, or place out of it. Therefore, the more Spanish you take in high school, the less likely you will have to take more in college.</p>
<p>D took 3 years of a language in HS.</p>
<p>I would recommend taking up to AP Spanish, and then passing out of the language requirement. Otherwise, you'll likely have to complete additional language credits once you arrive at UVa. Compared with four years in high school, the marginal cost of doing well in AP is really to your advantage.</p>
<p>OP,
You mention the business school. Ejhfast's suggestion makes sense to take the AP exam, but I would do so mainly for the flexibility. </p>
<p>I wouldn't try to avoid a language at UVA if you are looking at a business career. If you go the business route IMO, you ought to look seriously at taking Chinese or Russian.</p>
<p>thanks for all the insight.</p>
<p>Mech Wahoo, you make a good point. my dad constantly does work with chinese and travels there every year... that would definitely be a good language to know</p>
<p>I'm going to have to agree with MechWahoo on this one. In business, you need to offer something that other don't have. The job market for business has become international and to just be able to compete, you need to have a soiid foundation in a language. By having a good command of a language, you may be the only one in your company able to seal the deal because you speak [insert language.] If you aren't enrolled in Spanish, I would take it during high school. I would then take Chinese in college. You could possibly get a minor in Chinese or (Spanish) so keep that option in mind as well.</p>
<p>My D just learned from her advisor that UVA is also now offering Korean (apparently it is a relatively new program)....small classes and one on one instruction.</p>
<p>I agree. My advice: take as much spanish as you can handle, with 4 being a solid number to aim for. If you get through 4 years and hate it, drop it. But if you can get through AP, then try to get the credit. You don't necessarily have to use that credit to place out of spanish, but having the extra credits would be nice.</p>