Foreign Language?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Next year my schedule will be Theology 3 (I go to a catholic school), AP US History, AP English Language, Anatomy (Honors), British Lit (Honors), Geometry (Advanced), and probably an elective course and foreign language to fill eight class periods. </p>

<p>The problem is my foreign language. I HATE Latin, and have already taken 1 and 2 (both honors). The class is supposedly incredibly hard in the third year, and with APUSH and Brit Lit (the teacher at my school is crazy hard), I don't want to take on too much for me to handle. Plus, at my school, you can only take Honors Latin, so it's not like I could drop down to advanced and excel there. </p>

<p>Many of the colleges recommend (and some require three years), would it kill my resume if I only took two years of Latin, and then two years of honors French? </p>

<p>Thanks. </p>

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<p>Typically, they look for the highest level completed. Taking Latin 3 would typically be better than taking Latin 2 and French 2.</p>

<p>If you already have some knowledge of French (e.g. as a heritage speaker) so that you can start in a higher level course than French 1, then you may be able to complete a higher level than French 2 before graduation.</p>

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<p>Check out the schools that you may apply. Many schools recommend or even require 3 or 4 years of the same world language. You need to at least fulfill the requirement. For more competitive schools, treat all recommendation as requirement.</p>