<p>Hi guys, this is my first time on here so I'm really sorry if this has been asked before or is the wrong place. </p>
<p>I live in Canada where learning French is mandatory, so by the time I got to Grade 10, I had 5 years of French under my belt. I really didn't want to take more, so I dropped it having completed 1 year of high school French. I realized that that was REALLY dumb on my part because now (well into Grade 11) I have no chance at completing a total of three language credits in the same language. So I was wondering, do any of the years of French before high school count for anything? Could I just take the AP French test or SAT II French to bypass the foreign language requirement? Which is easier? </p>
<p>Also, I'm fluent in Korean. I heard that speaking another language lets you skip the high school foreign language requirement as well. Would I need to take some sort of test to prove it? </p>
<p>They may count middle school foreign language if it is at high school level. For instance, many middle schools offer French 1 in grade 8. However, it is usually the language level they counts. If you took French 2 in grade 9, they may count it as 2 years of foreign language already.</p>
<p>I think this depends on what you mean by “high school foreign language requirement”. Are you talking about a language req as part of the gen ed required courses? Some colleges/universities have no foreign language requirement.</p>
<p>Our state flagship university has a foreign language requirement as part of the gen Ed requirements. Students need to finish the equivalent of 4 years of high school foreign language. They can take four years in high school, take four semesters at the university, get a certsin score on an AP exam or pass an assessment administered by the U. Not sure if SAT 2s count but I would imagine so. You’d need to check with your prospective college/ Univ though.</p>
<p>Even if it was French 1 that I took in middle school, it still only gives me two credits :(</p>
<p>I thought most selective schools required you to take a minimum of two or three just to be considered for admission, with three or four being the standard number of language credits. If I only have 1 high school language credit, should I forget about applying to Ivies and other good schools?</p>
<p>If there is any way to get another year in next year, you may be fine. What they really want is for you to finish the equivalent of French IV, but having at least two years actually in high school would look better than one. Plus if that second year were the equivalent of French V or higher, so much the better.</p>
<p>There is a lot of flexibility with the foreign language “requirement”, particularly if also speak Korean and English. You might speak to your college advisor about this when planning next year’s courses.</p>
<p>Some schools would take the AP or SAT2 score to prove the proficiency as fulfillment of foreign language requirement. But you need to ask the admission office of each school. Otherwise, you may catch up with the language requirement in summer course or community college. Most schools require 2 year of the same foreign language some require recommend 3 or more years. You can still take French 2 in senior year to fulfill the 2 year requirement as you just need to finish it by graduation.</p>
<p>What level of high school French did you take? That may be more important than the number of years.</p>
<p>Also, some universities do accept proven fluency in a non-English language (proven by SAT subject test, AP test, or reaching a certain grade level in a school using a non-English language as the primary language of instruction). But you need to check each university for its specific requirements and recommendations.</p>