<p>Hi, I'm a high school senior who have taken 3 years of foreign language (French). 2 classes were in high school and 1 year was in middle school. I also am fluent in Vietnamese, as it is my first language. </p>
<p>I'm planning for a major in business, applied math, or computer science (dual concentration/interdepartmental major). I know that some schools look for a certain amount of years of a foreign language, and I've contacted most of the schools on my list, and the highest thats on my list is 3 years (Brown). Will they count the one year I had in middle school? I'm guessing that they will assume I took French 1 some other time if on my transcript is only listed French 2 and French 3. Unfortunately my schedule doesn't fit French 4, it hasn't for the last two years. </p>
<p>Will this hurt my chances of being accepted? How are my chances of be accepted into Brown in general? </p>
<p>More info about me:</p>
<p>Rank: 3 of 500
Weighted GPA (5 Point Scale): 5.08
SAT I (to be improved) : 660, 800, 600
SATII Math (to be improved): 740
SATII US History: 740
Officer in 4 clubs.</p>
<p>I would put it under additional info on the common app.</p>
<p>Taking 4 years of foreign language is a pretty big deal, just like taking Calculus and, to a lesser extent, Chemistry/Physics. Those are the biggest indicators of course rigor, along with the number of AP courses taken out of those offered. I would advise you to take it if there’s ANY class on your current schedule that might be less important.</p>
<p>At my college (which is <em>very</em> big on the foreign languages), I’ve heard people say that everyone had four years of foreign language or else they wouldn’t have been admitted. It was probably an exaggeration, but still, it’s a definite weakpoint on your application if you don’t have it.</p>
<p>For the schools that ask for a secondary report/ counselors rec, have ur counselor mention this.</p>
<p>You may take four years of language, or you may test to prove that you have reached the equivalent or higher level–for instance, if you take an AP test of a foreign language and score 4/5, most college would be ok with it.</p>
<p>University admissions will see that you completed level three of French. Completing level four or doing well on the AP test would look better, although if the schools you are looking at only specify three, having the third level should not be a disqualification.</p>
<p>You might also want to see if some sort of Vietnamese language proficiency certification is available if you want to prove to universities that you are fluent and literate in Vietnamese (unfortunately, the obvious AP and SAT Subject tests are not available in Vietnamese language like they are in several other languages).</p>