<p>My high school doesn't require any foreign language in its graduation requirements, so I didn't take any freshman year because I didn't know anything about college at that time and no one bothered to tell me it was basically required. </p>
<p>I took Spanish I sophomore year and Spanish II junior year (this year).
I'll be a senior next year, with only two years of a foreign language. Apparently colleges want to see more. </p>
<p>I'm taking all dual enrollment classes next year because I completed all my high school's graduation requirements. (A board policy prohibits early graduation). The college won't let me take Spanish there because it's offered at the high school (another weird rule). I can't take foreign language at my high school next year because there are no other classes I can take (I've taken English, math, science, etc.) and scheduling the college classes would be almost impossible if I had to run to school and then run back to the college for another class. </p>
<p>So I could either
a) Take a foreign language that's different from what's offered at my school, which wouldn't count in "three years of the same foreign language" or
b) Not take any at all, which would allow me to demonstrate more "passion" for other subjects I'm more interested in or
c) Attempt to self-study AP Spanish Language to demonstrate my foreign language proficiency. Can this be done after only two years of regular Spanish?</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>Wow. My son’s situation is also very similar to yours. he goes to one of those special dual enrollment schools where he takes mostly dual enrollment classes his last two years of school. he took french 1 and 2 freshman and sophmore year. but in his school, any language after the 2nd year is not offered so there is no way for him to take a spanish 3 equivalent. the spanish course he is allowed to take dual enrollment is beginning 2 levels of spanish which would be a repeat. Apparently, in most schools that you apply to the requirement will only be 2 years. But for alot of the ivies (cornell in particular), 3 is a bare minimum. however, a few of them have comments concerning that if your school’s situation doesnt allow you to be able to take that much, simply put that in the extra notes section or email them it or have your counselor mention it and it will be fine. that is what my son is doing</p>
<p>Option A won’t work because your highest level would only be level 2. The highest level completed is generally what counts.</p>
<p>Option C would only be if you were exceptionally motivated and skilled at learning Spanish (perhaps with the aid of native speakers). AP level is generally level 4 or 5 in high school.</p>
<p>Are you saying that the high school prohibits you from taking Spanish 3 at the high school, or an appropriate level Spanish course at the local college?</p>
<p>The college doesn’t allow any high school student to take a course if it’s equal to a subject they have at their high school. I explained to them that none of the high school Spanish is college-level but apparently that didn’t matter.
I’m <em>allowed</em> to take it at the high school, but this would make it a lot more difficult to schedule dual-enrollment classes and I’d end up only having two classes a day or something - the commute is pretty ridiculous because I live in a rural area, so I intend to schedule the classes I take so that they only happen on Monday-Wednesday-Friday and I don’t have to go anywhere on Tuesday and Thursday.</p>