I have two foreign language credits (Latin 1 & 2) because I didn’t get a language class my freshman year, even though I signed up for one. So, I took Latin 1 sophomore year and Latin 2 junior year. Unfortunately, the Latin teacher is leaving and he taught Latin in a specific way where if you change teachers, you could be TOTALLY lost. I don’t want to start at Latin 3 with the new teacher so I decided to take French 1 my senior year. I know colleges like to see 3 language credits so does it matter if it’s in different languages? I’m not the only one at my school who feels this way about Latin btw. How would this affect for schools like UNC, UVA, and Vanderbilt?
Yes, it does. Colleges would prefer to see the coursework in the same foreign language.
Now, if your Latin teacher left and was not replaced, colleges would accept that as a valid reason for taking French. Not taking a 3rd year of a language because you do not like the new teacher’s teaching style/feel you would be lost/don’t like foreign languages/would rather take an additional science instead would be examples of reasons that colleges would not find valid. Would it mean an automatic rejection? No, but your application would be less competitive.
Agreed stick with Latin for just one more year.
Btw, you are so lucky to have the same teacher for a foreign language. My school and assuming other schools have multiple teachers every language level so it is possible to get a new teacher every year. So really what I am trying to say is that is not a valid reason to stop.
Our schedules for next year have already been made but I can put in a request form to change my schedule. If I end up not getting Latin 3 and I have to take French, would that affect me since it’s not possible to take Latin? @skieurope @hsseniior2
If you GC does not let you in Latin 3 because it is full or it is too late or something then she is a really bad GC. I really doubt you won’t be able to get into Latin 3.
Well, it’s a possibility. @hsseniior2 if I don’t get it, would it affect me negatively?
It’s unlikely that Latin 3 would be full, but the decision would not be looked at positively. The choice not to take Latin is your decision, and will be viewed as such. If it’s not possible to switch, it’s still based upon your actions. Colleges understand when things are not in your control; this is not one of those cases.
I can’t speak for Latin, but for other foreign languages, having different teachers, IMO, is a good thing. Particularly if the teacher is a native speaker, it helps students differentiate different accents.
Most schools recommend/require certain years of the same language.
Highest level is typically what matters.
My son has had 3 years of French and three different teachers. This next year will be the first year he has the same language teacher in a row. I used to teach ESL abroad and they purposely switched up the teacher about every 4 months. We all followed the same books and curriculum, but we had very very different accents (American, British, Australian, and South African) as well as teaching styles. The students were always a bit thrown at first but they eventually got over it.
Agree, schools want 3-4 years of the same language.
@skieurope Latin is a dead language, so it is not spoken out loud in class and pronunciation is not emphasized or taught. I put in a drop/add form to switch into honors latin 3 and am currently awaiting the decision, so fingers are crossed. Thank you all for the help! @skieurope @Happy1 @billcsho @ucbalumnus @hsseniior2
I’m aware of that. 
That’s why I referenced other languages.
Even if it is dead, it might help you on the SAT though :).
Most people forget about their language after like 5 years of not using it. My friend took latin for 4 years in HS and don’t know anything now after 5 years of never using it.
I have taken Latin for five years and I would definitely advise you to transfer back into the level three class. I would think that out of all the languages being taught in high schools, having a different teacher would matter the least for Latin. As referenced above, Latin is a “dead” language. It’s not evolving, and there aren’t really different dialects of Latin. Most of level three (at my school) consisted of grammar, translating from textbook stories, and some poetry-- the teacher really shouldn’t matter for most of that. Plus (I would hope) by this point in your Latin “career” you should have laid a sufficient enough foundation to be able to deal with a new teacher. A new teacher is 100% not a valid excuse to opt out of a foreign language, so I’m glad that you came on here before making that decision! 
good luck!