Foreign language issue; please help.

Applying to College
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<p>In freshman year, I took Spanish III before moving on to AP Spanish Language sophomore year. Now I've transferred to a new school for junior and senior year, which offers only AP Spanish Literature beyond Language. However, due to a graduation requirement at this new school, I must take 2 years of the same foreign language at this school (my two years of Spanish at my previous school won't count), and AP Spanish Literature is good for only one year. Besides that, there's nothing else. So I signed up for AP French Language junior year and French Literature senior year, since I'm already fluent in this language but want to keep practicing. Since I might be applying to some Ivies, I'm not sure how this situation would be viewed: 2 years of Spanish, followed by 2 years of French. I know the Ivies prefer at least 3 years of the same language, but if I did that I wouldn't receive my high school diploma. </p>

<p>Any advice would be much appreciated. As it is, I respect you guys tremendously.</p>

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<p>Since you will have Spanish III and AP Spanish on your high school transcript, you will be fine.</p>

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<p>As far as applying to college, your completion of AP Spanish = four years of language and thus you have completed any language requirement or recommendation that any college in the US has (when a college says it requires or wants 3 or 4 years of a single language it means completing that high school level of a language not that you actually have to take the language every year in high school)</p>

<p>Check to make sure your high school actually requires you to take more language because it sounds ridiculous that there is a rule for a transfer that you must complete two years of language in that high school. For example, what is a senior year transfer supposed to do, go to high school an extra year just to complete the two year language requirement? If they are ridiculous just take what you want.</p>

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<p>That sounds really unreasonable on the part of your new school. Have you had your parents talk to the administration?</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replies! Here’s the weird part: the foreign language department chair says 2 years at this new school are required; however, my new guidance counselor says my previous 2 credits of Spanish are transferable. Who should I listen to?</p>

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<p>I’d probably sit down the everyone and have a talk about it. The GC sounds right in this situation.</p>

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<p>Definitely get clarification. They may be telling you the same thing. The foreign language department chair may be telling you that you need two years of language to graduate and the counselor may be telling you that the transfered credits meet the requirement.</p>

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<p>I’d listen to the one who makes the most sense and have your parents talk to the other one.</p>