<p>So i spent 4 years of high school learning Spanish and I BARELY passed each class. needless to say, i SUCK at spanish and do not want to spend another 2 years taking an impossible class i won't understand. but i don't have any other languages that i'm proficient at and i didn't take the spanish placement exam, so i don't know if i can still take it. should I just take another language and study hard to learn it, or should i take a chinese class cause i'm chinese and i sorta know it?</p>
<p>Get rid of the foreign language requirement however you see fit. I’m a 3rd year who is about to start the foreign language from square 1 (1010 level) lol. Would not recommend doing what i did obviously, but the point is that UVA just wants you to be done with it by the time you apply for graduation. If you feel like chinese is your best option, go for it.</p>
<p>I transferred in last year as a third year and had one year left of the foreign language requirement. I heard from multiple sources that I would be better off finishing the requirement at a community college so I took two German classes last summer and transferred the credits. If you are worried about the difficulty of a foreign language, see if you can take them over the summer at a community college (this would take two summers, four classes total). I did and it was completely easy, I got an A in both classes though it doesn’t matter since only the credits transfer. It knocks the requirement away and doesn’t affect your GPA. But I would talk to an advisor first if you take this route, just to make sure you are applicable.</p>
<p>The language department at UVa is exceptionally good. Many students start with a new language for any number of reasons. Some find that they struggled with foreign language in high school, not because of the subject but due to the instructors. Start by taking the placement exam (call to get specifics about taking it at this date). Once you have your placement you can speak with someone about your next move (ie to start with a new language or continue with Spanish). </p>
<p>Meeting the requirement at a cc might be the right thing for you, however you may be giving up a fantastic opportunity without even giving it a try. I have read many posts here from students at UVa who found areas of study that they loved because they took a chance on a subject. They write specifically to let new students know to take a chance because often these are classes that were not their favorite (or strongest) subjects in high school.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Better check to see if CC classes would count before adopting that route. Since foreign language is a competency requirement, I believe those classes have to be taken at UVa for students who start their college careers at UVa. Transfers are different. The requirements can be met outside UVa so long as the classes were completed before matriculation at UVa, I believe. One option for completing the foreign language requirement that many are not aware of are the Summer Language Institutes. In one, albeit intense, summer, one can fulfill his or her total foreign language requirement. See [Summer</a> Language Institute, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/summer/SLI/]Summer”>Summer Language Institute (SLI) 2023 | Summer Session).</p>